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dyke

1. A derogatory and highly offensive term for a woman who is masculine in appearance or sensibility. Typically used of lesbians who exhibit such traits.

2. A reclaimed term (see Definition 1) used by homosexuals for a woman who is masculine in appearance or sensibility. Typically used of lesbians who exhibit such traits. Yeah, I'm a dyke who's attracted to femmes. Some lesbians describe themselves as dykes, some describe themselves as femmes, and others eschew labels altogether.

put (one's) finger in the dyke

To make a small effort or action to mitigate the damage or spread of something unpleasant, undesirable, or dangerous. He's putting his finger in the dyke, but he really needs to completely overhaul his monthly expenses to keep from going bankrupt. We can't just keep putting our fingers in the dyke every time there's a security breach—we need to figure out how hackers keep getting into the system.

put (one's) stamp on (something)

To demonstrate one's unique style or interpretation in the production of something or by influencing or changing something. Though he only produced the film, it's clear that the auteur director put his stamp on it. The new CEO has made it clear she intends to put her own stamp on the company. The novel is the author's attempt to put his stamp on Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

put your finger in the dyke

attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable which threatens to overwhelm you. informal

This expression stems from the story of a small Dutch boy who saved his community from flooding by placing his finger in a hole in a dyke.

dike

and dyke

n. a lesbian; a bulldiker. (Rude and derogatory.) Who’s the dike in the cowboy boots?

dyke

verb

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"His partner ran after the suspect while Van Dyke stood by the car 'pretending to be looking,'" wrote Miller.

Report says Van Dyke was distraught after shooting black teenager 16 times

La Salle's captain added that Dyke just has to be more confident in his game.

La Salle's Dyke lets game do the talking amid 'racist comments'

According to Ian, it is not the dyke itself they are excavating, but the ditch in front of it.

Dyke may not just be Offa's as history slowly unearthed; Offa's Dyke could actually be four centuries older than previously thought. Will Hayward explains why this could change the history of Wales and England

Still, as the larger LGBT community continues to debate terms and identities, many lesbian, bisexual, and queer women will fight to keep the word dyke as a badge of empowerment and sexuality.

NO MORE DYKES DEFERRED: A word queer women have been reclaiming for years is still under assault

Dyke was chairman of the British Film Institute from 2008 to 20016 and received the BFI Fellowship for his outstanding contribution to TV and film.

Former Newcastle journalist Dyke lands BAFTA role

He said the preparatory stage for long-term dyke construction had commenced, urging the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and South Sudan ministry of water and irrigation to contribute on development of a permanent dyke in Twic East.

Jonglei government funds dyke rehabilitation in Twic East

Van Dyke, a 38-year-old longtime local resident, said he came forward to provide the public with more information about the incident and to thank the other people who tried to intervene, most of whose names he doesn't know.

Witness recounts fire, crash

When asked if he felt Hodgson would remain in his job until the end of his contract at the 2016 European Championships, Dyke added: "That is the view of myself, of everybody else here (in Brazil) and of others in the FA."

Dyke has support for boss Hodgson

Mr Hirst remembered leaving a taKe-away after telling DyKe, who was inside with his twin brother, that he was acting liKe a child, then nothing until waKing up on a stretcher.

STAR RUGBY PLAYER STAMPED ON HEAD

The Christmas Cove Dyke was first mapped and described at Harpswell Neck (Hussey 1971), and later in the Portland and Bath 1:100 000-scale bedrock quadrangle maps in northern Casco Bay, Maine (Berry and Hussey 1998; Hussey and Marvinney 2002).

The Christmas Cove Dyke of coastal Maine, USA, and regional sources for Early Mesozoic flood basalts in northeastern North America

Dyke hopes the commission, whose members will include Football League chairman Greg Clarke and former England manager Glenn Hoddle, will report back by the spring.

FA boss understands PL snub

Four days after stating "nobody, realistically" expects England to win in Brazil next summer, Dyke stayed behind in London as the squad flew to Kiev last night.

FA DYKE'S NO SHOW

NEW Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has set England the task of winning the 2022 World Cup.