spik
spik

spike


Definition: Meaning of, spike in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spʌɪk /

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spike spikes
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  1. something long and thin with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal
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  2. [usually singular] a sudden large increase in the number or rate of something
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  3. spikes [plural] shoes with metal points on the bottom, worn by people who run races, play golf etc
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  4. spike heels [plural] a pair of women's shoes with very high thin heels
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
spike spiked spiked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
spiking spikes
  1. [transitive] to secretly add strong alcohol or a drug to someone's drink or food
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  2. [intransitive] if the number or rate of something spikes, it increases quickly and by a large amount
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  3. [transitive] to push a sharp tool or object into something
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  4. [transitive] to prevent someone from saying something or printing something in a newspaper
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  5. spike the ball American English to powerfully throw an American football down on the ground to celebrate a TOUCHDOWN
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  6. [intransitive and transitive] to powerfully hit a VOLLEYBALL down over the net
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  7. spike somebody's guns British English to spoil an opponent's plans
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spike used in phrases

  • Lee, Spike
    1. (1957- ) a black US film DIRECTOR who makes films about the lives of black people in the US, including She's Gotta Have It (1986), Do The Right Thing (1989), and MALCOLM X (1992)
  • Spike Lee (noun)
    1. born in 1957 united States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America
  • Texas purple spike (noun)
    1. orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas
  • creeping spike rush (noun)
    1. cylindrical-stemmed sedge
  • needle spike rush (noun)
    1. fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums
  • slender spike rush (noun)
    1. fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums
  • spike arrester (noun)
    1. electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
  • spike heath (noun)
    1. small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
  • spike heel (noun)
    1. a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
  • spike lavender (noun)
    1. mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil
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