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US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sīk, sik)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sike (sīk, sik),USA pronunciation n. [Scot. and North Eng.]

a small stream.
a gully or ditch, esp. one that fills with water after a heavy rain.

Also, syke.

Old Norse sīk small stream, ditch, pond, cognate with Old English sīc (now sitch) rill, Middle Low German sīk puddle; akin to Old High German seih urine, Old English sicerian to ooze
Middle English 1300–50

'sike' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alsike clover - syke

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