spike in English

noun

1

a thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material.

The spikes dug into the thin material of the bags, and dirt began to leak out.

synonyms: prong, barb, point, skewer, stake, spit, tine, pin, spur, piton, thorn, spine, prickle, bristle, spicule

2

a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something.

the oil price spike

3

a flower cluster formed of many flower heads attached directly to a long stem.

This lovely evergreen sports dense foliage bearing spikes of dark red flower buds during late autumn.

verb

1

impale on or pierce with a sharp point.

she spiked another oyster

synonyms: impale, spear, skewer, pierce, penetrate, perforate, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce

2

form into or cover with sharp points.

his hair was matted and spiked with blood

3

add alcohol or a drug to contaminate (drink or food) surreptitiously.

she bought me an orange juice and spiked it with vodka

synonyms: adulterate, contaminate, drug, lace, dope, doctor, cut

4

(in volleyball) hit (the ball) forcefully from a position near the net so that it moves downward into the opposite court.

Despite this being a busy week in games and practices, fans were still out to see the volleyball women doing their stuff as they spiked the ball in for the win.

noun

prong, barb, point, skewer, stake, spit, tine, pin, spur, piton
thorn, spine, prickle, bristle, spicule
ear, capitulum
spindle
spike heel, stiletto heel

verb

impale, adulterate, fortify
impale, spear, skewer, pierce, penetrate, perforate, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce
adulterate, contaminate, drug, lace, dope, doctor, cut
fortify, lace
impale, empale, transfix

Use "spike" in a sentence

1. ~ Hey, Spike-a-tron.

2. Chimeric spike constructs from sarbecoviruses

3. We' re getting a power spike

4. Spike turns and walks upstairs proudly.

5. Photic stimulation increases the occurrence of spike, or spike and wave, discharges in some patients with generalized epilepsy.

6. Here’s Spike Lee at his Ballsiest

7. Aprickle/Spike Half Gorilla half Cactus

8. With a spike in the butt.

9. The spike of the Burette tubing is …

10. WWII No.4 Mk2 British Spike Bayonet

11. Czechs struggling with record Covid-19 spike

12. Spike Frequency Adaptation and Negative Feedback Linearization.

13. 19 Atonic seizures are usually associated with rhythmic spike-and-wave complexes varying from slow (1–2 Hz) to more rapid, irregular spike- or multiple spike-and-wave activity.

14. Spike There's something wrong with the goggles though.

15. The size of the Corms is highly correlated to the height of the spike and the number of florets per spike

16. A serious spike in difficulty among God Brutals

17. Agri-Fab Push Lawn Spike Aerator 45-0365

18. Spike Aerators punch tiny holes in the earth

19. Pakistan expert: Religiosity Aiding spike in militancy

20. Spike must've chewed through his fence again.

21. I'll have your head on a spike!

22. Spike There's something wrong with this yogurt.

23. On my first us the spike disappeared into the plastic handle!! I now have a Bradawl without a spike i.e

24. Generally, manual lawn Aerators provides a spike aeration system

25. Each flower spike contains around 1000 individual small flowers.

26. I shall mount Roose Bolton's head on a spike.

27. 6 Spike There's something wrong with the goggles though.

28. Spike closed his eye and again lost consciousness.

29. Spike heads for the toilet-undoes his zip..

30. Back in the corridor she ran to Spike.

31. Finally, the PP component detects spikes and saves their peaks thus providing information in the form of spike timestamps and spike peak-to-peak amplitudes.

32. Nielsen Music reported an initial sales spike of 42,000 percent.

33. It shall be your honor to drive the golden spike.

34. Spike happens to be in the foreground of this shot.

35. She won't rest until my head's on a spike.

36. Spike finally makes it-he's bright red from running.

37. Finally, the spike terminates through a combination of events.

38. In the following key, measurements of spike width include the Awns

39. 20 Spike happens to be in the foreground of this shot.

40. Bioassay for a Cancer Vaccine II Cytokine ELISA • Spike study revealed interference from the sample matrix (serum) • Serum behaved differently to ELISA diluent buffer • Expected spike conc

41. Spike Milligan has finally got the gong he had been promised.

42. You're experiencing a spike of activity in your primary motor cortex.

43. Spike-It 3009 Fire Red Garlic 2 Oz Fishing Attractant

44. One end of the stick contained a sharp metal spike.

45. Macmillan commissioned her to illustrate a book by Spike Milligan.

46. Two main aerating tools exist — a spike Aerator and a plug Aerator

47. Stuff him full of meat, wait for his ammonia levels to spike.

48. And about seven years before you're about to die, there's a spike.

49. Is drinking a Cereology (2019) by Last Spike Brewery at Flamingo Fleskens

50. In the last six months, there has been a spike in unemployment.