piking

/ˈpaɪkɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of pike; moving quickly or abruptly, often to leave or escape.
    • She kept piking away from the conversation whenever it got serious.
    • He was piking out of the meeting before anyone could ask him a question.
    • The kids were piking down the street as soon as school let out.
  2. In diving or gymnastics, bending the body at the hips with straight legs while keeping the knees unbent.
    • The coach corrected her posture while piking during the tumbling pass.
    • In the routine, he performed a perfect piking position before entering the water.
    • The diver practiced piking off the high board to perfect her form.
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