pye

Noun

pie (countable and uncountable, plural pies)

1. A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.)
   • 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.
4. A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.
5. (figuratively) The whole of a wealth or resource, to be divided in parts.
   • It is easier to get along when everyone, more or less, is getting ahead. But when the pie is shrinking, social groups are more likely to turn on each other.2010 December 4, Evan Thomas, “Why It’s Time to Worry”, in Newsweek

   Synonyms:

   cake

6. An especially badly bowled ball.

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Noun

pye-dog (plural pye-dogs)

1. Synonym of stray dog, particularly in Indian contexts.

   Synonyms:

   stray dog, particularly in Indian contexts

2. Synonym of Indian pariah dog, a breed indigenous to India.

   Synonyms:

   Indian pariah dog