Dike

n. embankment constructed to control water, earthwork, rampart, canal

v. build a dike; protect with an embankment; drain with a canal or ditch

Dyke or Dike may refer to: Dike (construction), a long wall or bank built to keep out the sea or enclose or separate landDyke (ditch), a ditch or channel, often used for draining landDike (geology), a long mass of minerals, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strataDiagonal pliers ('Dikes'), a toolDyke or dike, a woman who is attracted to other women and typically has masculine characteristics and mannerisms.
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Noun
1. offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
(synonym) butch, dyke
(hypernym) lesbian, tribade, gay woman
2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
(synonym) dam, dyke, levee
(hypernym) barrier
(hyponym) Aswan High Dam, Aswan Dam, High Dam
(derivation) dyke
Verb
1. enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"
(synonym) dyke
(hypernym) enclose, inclose, shut in
(derivation) dam, dyke, levee

v. sew, sew up, stitch up, needle, tailor, seam, plant, erect, fix (eye), cock, construct, crop, engraft, ingraft, perk, perk up, prick up, raise, rear, seam together, seam up, set, set out, set up, sow, put stitches in, upend

(v. t.)
To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.
  

(v. t.)
To drain by a dike or ditch.
  

(v. i.)
To work as a ditcher; to dig.
  

(n.)
An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.
  

(n.)
A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.
  

(n.)
A wall of turf or stone.
  

(n.)
A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.