Cryptic crossword clue
Lakeland’s top predator 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PIKE

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What does PIKE mean?

PIKE noun
  1. A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
  2. A sharp point, such as that of the weapon.
  3. A large haycock.
  4. Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
  5. A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife.
  6. A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
  7. Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
  8. A pick, a pickaxe.
  9. A hayfork.
  10. A penis.
PIKE verb
  1. To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
  2. To assume a pike position.
  3. To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
  4. Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
PIKE noun
  1. Short for turnpike.
  2. A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.
PIKE verb
  1. To equip with a turnpike.
  2. (thieves' cant) To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away.

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