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pie

/paɪ/
noun
  1. A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

    "The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert."

  2. Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling.

    "Shepherd's pie is made of mince covered with mashed potato."

  3. (Northeastern US) A pizza.

verb
  1. To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).

    "I'd like to see someone pie the chairman of the board."

  2. To go around (a corner) in a guarded manner.

  3. (of printing types) To reduce to confusion; to jumble.

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