piking
/ˈpaɪkɪŋ/
verb
- 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.
- 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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