pie
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a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust.
apple pie; meat pie.
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a layer cake with a filling of custard, cream jelly, or the like.
chocolate cream pie.
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a total or whole that can be divided.
They want a bigger part of the profit pie.
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an activity or affair.
He has his finger in the political pie too.
idioms
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pie in the sky,
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the illusory prospect of future benefits.
Political promises are often pie in the sky.
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a state of perfect happiness; utopia.
to promise pie in the sky.
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easy as pie, extremely easy or simple.
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nice as pie, extremely well-behaved, agreeable, or the like.
The children were nice as pie.
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a baked food consisting of a sweet or savoury filling in a pastry-lined dish, often covered with a pastry crust
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to have an interest in or take part in some activity
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to meddle or interfere
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illusory hope or promise of some future good; false optimism
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Other Word Forms
- pielike adjective
Etymology
Origin of pie1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English pi(e), pey; of obscure origin
Origin of pie2
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English pi(e), peie, from Old French, from Latin pīca, akin to pīcus “woodpecker”
Origin of pie4
First recorded in 1470–80; translation of Latin pīca “magpie”; (the allusion is obscure); pica 1, pie 2
Origin of pie5
First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi pāī “quarter, fourth part,” from Sanskrit pādikā; pada ( def. ); pice ( def. )
Example Sentences
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De Boer focuses on the kind of fare a traveler craves when coming in from the cold: venison and Sherry pie, spit-roasted duck, cups of warming bone broth.
Not only is the remote slice of the market narrowing, the overall pie is also shrinking amid layoffs and slower hiring.
She had all kinds of girl stuff setting around; corn shuck dolls, mud pies, and pretty bottles.
From Literature
I ate another meat pie and a slice of bread, and because Martha had told me to eat, I put the loaf of bread in my satchel and another pie.
From Literature
To make the pot pie, start by cooking together carrots, onion, celery and chicken.
From Salon
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