dyke

/daik/ Cách viết khác : (dyke) /daik/
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dyke

A farmer checks the dyke along the edge of his field.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A barrier constructed to contain water or prevent flooding: A "dyke" is a wall or embankment built to control water, often to hold back the sea or a river.
    • (Slang, offensive) A noticeably masculine lesbian: This is a derogatory slang term for a lesbian whose appearance or manner is considered stereotypically masculine.

  2. Verb:

    • To enclose or protect with a dyke: The action of constructing or using a dyke to defend land from water.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Water barrier):

    • The ancient city was protected by a massive dyke.
    • They reinforced the dyke before the storm season.

  • Noun (Offensive slang):

    • Using "dyke" as a label is considered highly offensive and disrespectful.

  • Verb:

    • The farmers diked the fields to prevent flooding from the river.
    • We need to dike this coastal area to reclaim the land.
Advanced Usage
  • "Dyke" in geology: In geological contexts, a "dyke" (also spelled "dike") refers to a sheet of rock that has formed in a fracture in older rock.
    • The geologist pointed out a basaltic dyke cutting through the granite.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dike: An alternative, and often preferred, spelling for the water barrier and geological term. This spelling can help distinguish from the offensive slang.
  • Dyking (verb, gerund): The act of constructing a dyke.
    • The dyking of the estuary was a major engineering project.
Synonyms
  • For the water barrier: Embankment, levee, dam, barrier, seawall.
  • For the offensive term: (This term is a slur. Appropriate synonyms would be descriptive phrases, not single-word slurs, e.g., "a masculine lesbian," though the latter should be used with awareness of its stereotypical nature.)
Important Note on Usage
  • The term "dyke" as a noun for a lesbian is a pejorative slur. Its use is offensive and unacceptable in respectful discourse. The reclaimed use by some within the LGBTQ+ community does not grant general permission for others to use it. The primary and non-offensive meanings of "dyke"/"dike" relate to water management and geology.
dyke

A farmer checks the dyke along the edge of his field.

Noun
  1. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
  2. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
Verb
  1. enclose with a dike
    • dike the land to protect it from water

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