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Definition of Spike
1. Noun. A transient variation in voltage or current.
2. Verb. Stand in the way of.
3. Verb. Pierce with a sharp stake or point. "Impale a shrimp on a skewer"
Generic synonyms: Pierce, Thrust
Specialized synonyms: Pin, Spear
Derivative terms: Impalement
4. Noun. Sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes. "Spikes provide greater traction"
Group relationships: Shoe
Generic synonyms: Sports Equipment
5. Verb. Secure with spikes.
6. Noun. Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn.
Group relationships: Corn, Indian Corn, Maize, Zea Mays
Specialized synonyms: Mealie
Generic synonyms: Fruit
7. Verb. Bring forth a spike or spikes. "My hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"
8. Noun. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis.
9. Verb. Add alcohol to (beverages). "The punch is spiked!"
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Fortification, Lacing
10. Noun. A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline. "The seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
11. Noun. A very high narrow heel on women's shoes.
12. Verb. Manifest a sharp increase. "The voltage spiked"
13. Noun. Each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves). "Golfers' spikes damage the putting greens"
14. Noun. A sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur).
15. Noun. A long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal). "One of the spikes impaled him"
16. Noun. Any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object. "The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"
17. Noun. A large stout nail. "They used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"
Definition of Spike
1. n. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.
2. v. t. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.
3. n. Spike lavender. See Lavender.
Definition of Spike
1. Proper noun. (non-gloss definition A male nickname.) ¹
2. Noun. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward. ¹
3. Noun. Anything resembling such a nail in shape. ¹
4. Noun. An ear of grain. ¹
5. Noun. (context: botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis. ¹
6. Noun. (''in plural'' '''spikes'''; ''informal'') Running shoes with spikes in the soles. ¹
7. Noun. A sharp peak in a graph. ¹
8. Noun. (volleyball) An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block. ¹
9. Noun. (context: zoology) An adolescent male deer. ¹
10. Noun. a surge in power. ¹
11. Noun. (slang) The casual ward of a workhouse. ¹
12. Verb. To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance in a drink that previously did not contain such substances. ¹
13. Verb. To add a small amount of one substance to another. ¹
14. Verb. (volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block. ¹
15. Verb. (military) To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole. ¹
16. Verb. (journalism) To decide not to publish or make public. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spike
1. to fasten with a spike (a long, thick nail) [v SPIKED, SPIKING, SPIKES]
Medical Definition of Spike
1. An unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are without stalks. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spike
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