PIQUE
Dictionary entry overview: What does pique mean?
• PIQUE (noun)
The noun PIQUE has 2 senses:
1. tightly woven fabric with raised cords
2. a sudden outburst of anger
Familiarity information: PIQUE used as a noun is rare.
• PIQUE (verb)
The verb PIQUE has 1 sense:
1. cause to feel resentment or indignation
Familiarity information: PIQUE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PIQUE (noun)
Meaning:
Tightly woven fabric with raised cords
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pique" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Meaning:
A sudden outburst of anger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
temper; irritation; pique
Context example:
his temper sparked like damp firewood
Hypernyms ("pique" is a kind of...):
annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
• PIQUE (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to feel resentment or indignation
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
offend; pique
Context example:
Her tactless remark offended me
Hypernyms (to "pique" is one way to...):
anger (make angry)
Cause:
resent (feel bitter or indignant about)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to pique Sue
