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piqueoffend; excite: Her curiosity was piqued. Not to be confused with:peak – pinnacle; acme; zenith: a mountain peakpeek – to look or glance quickly or furtively: peek at the presentspique P0133700 (pēk)n. A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.tr.v. piqued, piqu·ing, piques 1. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.2. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity.3. To pride (oneself): He piqued himself on his stylish attire. [French, a prick, irritation, from Old French, from piquer, to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccāre, ultimately of imitative origin.]
pi·qué P0289700 (pĭ-kā′, pē-)n. A tightly woven fabric with various raised patterns, produced especially by a double warp. [French, past participle of piquer, to quilt, from Old French, to backstitch, prick; see pique.]pique (piːk) na feeling of resentment or irritation, as from having one's pride woundedvb (tr) , piques, piquing or piqued1. to cause to feel resentment or irritation2. to excite or arouse3. (foll by: on or upon) to pride or congratulate (oneself)[C16: from French, from piquer to prick, sting; see pick1]
pique (piːk) piquetn (Card Games) a score of 30 points made by a player from a combination of cards held before play begins and from play while his opponent's score is nilvb (Card Games) to score a pique (against)[C17: from French pic, of uncertain origin]
piqué (ˈpiːkeɪ) n (Textiles) a close-textured fabric of cotton, silk, or spun rayon woven with lengthwise ribs[C19: from French piqué pricked, from piquer to prick]pique (pik) v. piqued, piqu•ing, n. v.t. 1. to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride. 2. to wound (the pride, vanity, etc.). 3. to excite, arouse, or provoke: The remark piqued my curiosity. 4. Archaic. to pride (oneself) (usu. fol. by on or upon). v.i. 5. to arouse pique in someone. n. 6. a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride. [1525–35; < Middle French pique (n.), piquer (v.) < Vulgar Latin *piccare to pick1; compare pickax, pike2, piqué ] pi•qué or pi•que (pɪˈkeɪ, pi-) n. 1. a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven with lengthwise cords or with an overall design, as bird's-eye. adj. 2. Also, P.K. (of glove seams and gloves) stitched through lapping edges. [1830–40; < French, past participle of piquer to quilt, prick; see pique] pique Past participle: piqued Gerund: piquing
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I pique | you pique | he/she/it piques | we pique | you pique | they pique |
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I piqued | you piqued | he/she/it piqued | we piqued | you piqued | they piqued |
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I am piquing | you are piquing | he/she/it is piquing | we are piquing | you are piquing | they are piquing |
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I have piqued | you have piqued | he/she/it has piqued | we have piqued | you have piqued | they have piqued |
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I was piquing | you were piquing | he/she/it was piquing | we were piquing | you were piquing | they were piquing |
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I had piqued | you had piqued | he/she/it had piqued | we had piqued | you had piqued | they had piqued |
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I will pique | you will pique | he/she/it will pique | we will pique | you will pique | they will pique |
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I will have piqued | you will have piqued | he/she/it will have piqued | we will have piqued | you will have piqued | they will have piqued |
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I will be piquing | you will be piquing | he/she/it will be piquing | we will be piquing | you will be piquing | they will be piquing |
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I have been piquing | you have been piquing | he/she/it has been piquing | we have been piquing | you have been piquing | they have been piquing |
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I will have been piquing | you will have been piquing | he/she/it will have been piquing | we will have been piquing | you will have been piquing | they will have been piquing |
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I had been piquing | you had been piquing | he/she/it had been piquing | we had been piquing | you had been piquing | they had been piquing |
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I would pique | you would pique | he/she/it would pique | we would pique | you would pique | they would pique |
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I would have piqued | you would have piqued | he/she/it would have piqued | we would have piqued | you would have piqued | they would have piqued |
piquéStepping directly onto pointe without bending knee.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pique - tightly woven fabric with raised cordscloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" | | 2. | pique - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"temper, irritationvexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation | Verb | 1. | pique - cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"offendanger - make angry; "The news angered him" |
piquenoun1. resentment, offence, irritation, annoyance, huff, displeasure, umbrage, hurt feelings, vexation, wounded pride In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag.verb1. arouse, excite, stir, spur, stimulate, provoke, rouse, goad, whet, kindle, galvanize This phenomenon piqued Dr. Morris' interest.2. displease, wound, provoke, annoy, get (informal), sting, offend, irritate, put out, incense, gall, nettle, vex, affront, mortify, irk, rile, peeve (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), put someone's nose out of joint (informal), miff (informal) She was piqued by his lack of enthusiasm.piquenounExtreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight:dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, resentment, ruffled feathers, umbrage.verb1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:affront, huff, insult, miff, offend, outrage.Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.2. To stir to action or feeling:egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.Translationspique (piːk) noun anger caused by one's pride being hurt. She walked out of the room in a fit of pique. 嘔氣 呕气
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pique (one's) (emotion)To arouse a particular emotion in one. While the special effects looked impressive, it was the movie's approach to its female characters that piqued my interest. Nothing piques my ire like people who don't use their turn signals when they're driving! It's important to provide your children with experiences that pique their curiosity.See also: piquein a piqueslang Annoyed or indignant, typically because one feels slighted or snubbed. Come on, don't get in a pique about what Alice said—I'm sure she didn't mean anything by it. Ugh, I forgot to invite Cal to my party, and he's in a pique about it.See also: piquein a piqueFig. having a feeling of resentment; feeling that one's pride has been hurt. In a real pique, Anne insulted all of her friends. John's found himself in a pique over Bob's harsh criticism.See also: piquepique someone's curiosity and pique someone's interestto arouse interest; to arouse curiosity. The advertisement piqued my curiosity about the product. The professor tried to pique the students' interest in French literature.See also: curiosity, piqueˌpique somebody’s ˈinterest, curiˈosity, etc. (especially American English) make somebody very interested in something: The programme has certainly piqued public interest in this rare bird.See also: piquepique
pique Piquet a score of 30 points made by a player from a combination of cards held before play begins and from play while his opponent's score is nil piqué[pē′kā] (textiles) A cotton, polyester and cotton, rayon, or silk fabric with ribs running lengthwise, sometimes forming a waffle weave. pique
Synonyms for piquenoun resentmentSynonyms- resentment
- offence
- irritation
- annoyance
- huff
- displeasure
- umbrage
- hurt feelings
- vexation
- wounded pride
verb arouseSynonyms- arouse
- excite
- stir
- spur
- stimulate
- provoke
- rouse
- goad
- whet
- kindle
- galvanize
verb displeaseSynonyms- displease
- wound
- provoke
- annoy
- get
- sting
- offend
- irritate
- put out
- incense
- gall
- nettle
- vex
- affront
- mortify
- irk
- rile
- peeve
- nark
- put someone's nose out of joint
- miff
Synonyms for piquenoun extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slightSynonyms- dudgeon
- huff
- miff
- offense
- resentment
- ruffled feathers
- umbrage
verb to cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behaviorSynonyms- affront
- huff
- insult
- miff
- offend
- outrage
verb to stir to action or feelingSynonyms- egg on
- excite
- foment
- galvanize
- goad
- impel
- incite
- inflame
- inspire
- instigate
- motivate
- move
- prick
- prod
- prompt
- propel
- provoke
- set off
- spur
- stimulate
- touch off
- trigger
- work up
Synonyms for piquenoun tightly woven fabric with raised cordsRelated Words- cloth
- fabric
- textile
- material
noun a sudden outburst of angerSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to feel resentment or indignationSynonymsRelated Words |