Spike - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |spaɪk|  American pronunciation of the word spike
Brit.  |spaɪk|  British pronunciation of the word spike

noun

- a transient variation in voltage or current
- sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
spikes provide greater traction
- fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn (syn: capitulum, ear)
- (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
- a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor
- a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
- each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game
golfers' spikes damage the putting greens
- a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
- a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
one of the spikes impaled him
- any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object (syn: spindle)
the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order
- a large stout nail
they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie

verb

- stand in the way of
- pierce with a sharp stake or point (syn: empale, impale, transfix)
- secure with spikes
- bring forth a spike or spikes
- add alcohol to (beverages) (syn: fortify, lace)
the punch is spiked!
- manifest a sharp increase
the voltage spiked

Extra examples

Someone spiked the punch at the party.

The medication caused his blood pressure to spike.

She spiked the ball and scored the winning point.

After he scored a touchdown he spiked the ball in the end zone.

She spiked the orange juice with vodka.

He spiked the speech with humour.

She spiked the broth with peppers.

The orange juice had been spiked with gin.

New telephone orders have spiked in the last two years.

She drove a spike into the ground.

Newspaper headlines screamed about the spike in crime.

Macmillan commissioned her to illustrate a book by Spike Milligan.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: spike
he/she/it: spikes
present participle: spiking
past tense: spiked
past participle: spiked
noun
singular: spike
plural: spikes
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