pie Meaning & Definition
What Does Pie Mean?
As a symbol, pie means ISO 639-3 language code for Piro. As a noun, it means A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.). As a verb, it means To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).
Quick Facts About Pie
| Part of speech | symbol, noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //paɪ// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | proto-indo european |
| Plural | pies |
| Verb forms | pies, pieing, pied |
Pie Definition (Symbol)
- ISO 639-3 language code for Piro.
Pie as a Noun
- A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.)
The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert.
- Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling.
Shepherd's pie is made of mince covered with mashed potato.
- A pizza.
- A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.
- The whole of a wealth or resource, to be divided in parts.
Our competitors are always looking for a larger piece of the overseas pie.
- An especially badly bowled ball.
- A pie chart.
- Something very easy; a piece of cake.
- The vulva.
- A kilogram of drugs, especially cocaine.
Pie as a Verb
- To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).
I'd like to see someone pie the chairman of the board.
- To go around (a corner) in a guarded manner.
- To ignore (someone).
Noun
- Magpie.
Noun
- A former low-denomination coin of northern India.
Noun
- Ellipsis of pie-dog (“an Indian breed, a stray dog in Indian contexts”).
Noun
- A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 27.9 cm.
Noun
- Alternative form of pi (“metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered”).
Verb
- Alternative form of pi (“to spill or mix printing type”).
Noun
- A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.
The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert.
- (Northeastern US) A pizza.
- (letterpress) A disorderly mess of spilt type.
Verb
- (of printing types) To reduce to confusion; to jumble.
Noun
- The smallest unit of currency in South Asia, equivalent to 1/192 of a rupee or 1/12 of an anna.
Synonyms of Pie
Antonyms of Pie
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Pie in a Sentence
The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert.
Shepherd's pie is made of mince covered with mashed potato.
Our competitors are always looking for a larger piece of the overseas pie.
I'd like to see someone pie the chairman of the board.
Word Forms & Grammar
pie (countable and uncountable, plural pies)
pie (third-person singular simple present pies, present participle pieing, simple past and past participle pied)
pie (plural pies)
pie (plural pie or pies)
pie
Words That Rhyme With Pie
Origin of Pie
Origin 1: From Middle English pye, pie, pey (“baked dish, filled pastry”), possibly attested earlier (c. 1199) in the surname Piehus (“pie-house?”). Further origin uncertain.
Origin 2: Relation to Middle English pie, pye (“magpie”) has been suggested due to correspondences between other similar foods and the names of birds (compare haggis (“Scottish dish”) and haggess (“magpie”); and chewet (“meat pie”) and chewet (“chough, jackdaw”); however, the baked dish may instead be named after a creator with the surname Pie, a common name at the time.
Origin 3: The surname is ultimately derived from the bird above, and thus from Old French pie, from Latin pīca (“magpie”). If true, then doublet of speight.
Origin 4: From Middle English pye, from Old French pie, from Latin pīca, feminine of pīcus (“woodpecker”). Doublet of pica and speight.
Pie Pronunciation
The standard pronunciation of pie is //paɪ//, spoken in 1 syllable.
Quick Answers About Pie
Is pie a symbol or a noun?
Pie is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a noun and a verb.
What is another word for pie?
You can replace pie with words such as proto-indo european. See the full list of pie synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of pie?
The plural of pie is pies.
What is the past tense of pie?
The past tense of pie is pied. The present participle is pieing.