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Definitions for Spike

[1] a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
[2] something resembling such a nail; a stiff, sharp-pointed piece or part: to set spikes in the top of a cement wall.
[3] a sharp-pointed piece of metal set with the point outward, as on a weapon.
[4] an abrupt increase or rise: a chart showing a spike of unusual activity in the stock market; a sudden spike of electrical current.
[5] a rectangular or naillike metal projection on the heel and sole of a shoe for improving traction, as of a baseball player or a runner.
[6] spikes, a pair of shoes having such projections.
[7] the unbranched antler of a young deer.
[8] Botany . a flower stalk.
[9] a pointed portion of a continuous curve or graph, usually rising above the adjacent portion: a spike in the value of the voltage.
[10] Volleyball . a hard smash, hit close to the net, almost straight down into the opponent's court.
[11] Slang . a hypodermic needle.
[12] to fasten or secure with a spike or spikes.
[13] to provide or set with a spike or spikes.
[14] to pierce with or impale on a spike.
[15] to set or stud with something suggesting spikes.
[16] to injure (another player or a competitor) with the spikes of one's shoe, as in baseball.
[17] Volleyball . to hit (a ball in the air) with a powerful, overarm motion from a position close to the net so as to cause it to travel almost straight down into the court of the opponents.
[18] Football . to slam (the ball) to the ground in the end zone, after scoring a touchdown.
[19] to render (a muzzle-loading gun) useless by driving a spike into the touchhole.
[20] to make ineffective; frustrate or thwart: to spike a rumor; to spike someone's chances for promotion.
[21] Informal . to add alcoholic liquor to (a drink). to add (a chemical, poison, or other substance) to: The cocoa was spiked with cyanide.
[22] Journalism Slang . to refuse (a story) by or as if by placing on a spindle.
[23] to rise or increase sharply (often followed by up ): Interest rates spiked up last week.
[24] spike someone's guns . gun1(def 16) .
[25] an ear, as of wheat or other grain.
[26] Botany . an inflorescence in which the flowers are without a stalk, or apparently so, along an elongated, unbranched axis.
[27] a sharp point
[28] any sharp-pointed object, esp one made of metal
[29] a long metal nail
[30] physics a transient variation in voltage or current in an electric circuit a graphical recording of this, such as one of the peaks on an electroencephalogram
[31] (plural) shoes with metal projections on the sole and heel for greater traction, as used by athletes
[32] the straight unbranched antler of a young deer
[33] British slang another word for dosshouse
[34] to secure or supply with or as with spikes
[35] to render ineffective or block the intentions of; thwart
[36] to impale on a spike
[37] to add alcohol to (a drink)
[38] journalism to reject (a news story)
[39] volleyball to hit (a ball) sharply downwards with an overarm motion from the front of one's own court into the opposing court
[40] (formerly) to render (a cannon) ineffective by blocking its vent with a spike
[41] spike someone's guns to thwart someone's purpose
[42] an inflorescence consisting of a raceme of sessile flowers, as in the gladiolus and sedges
[43] an ear of wheat, barley, or any other grass that has sessile spikelets

Words related to Spike

lance, prick, spit, spear, transfix, nail, stick, pin, fasten, impale, skewer

Words nearby Spike

spigelius' line, spigelius' lobe, spignel, spigot, spik, spike, spike heath, spike heel, spike lavender, spike moss, spike potential

Origin of Spike

21350–1400; Middle English; probably special use of spike1, influenced by Latin spīca ear of grain

Other words from Spike

spike·like , adjective

Word origin for Spike

C14: from Latin spīca ear of corn

Synonyms for Spike

fasten, impale, lance, nail, pin, prick, skewer, spear, spit, stick, transfix, make fast