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piques
 
Noun pique has 2 senses
  1. pique - tightly woven fabric with raised cords
    --1 is a kind of     fabric, cloth, material, textile
  2. pique, temper, irritation - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
    --2 is a kind of annoyance, chafe, vexation
    Derived form: verb pique1
Verb pique has 1 sense
  1. pique, offend - cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"
    --1 is one way to anger
    Derived form: noun pique2
    Sample sentence:
    The performance is likely to pique Sue
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