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noun
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.
EXPANDa 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.
COLLAPSESlang. a hypodermic needle.
verb (used with object)
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.
EXPANDto 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.
a.
to add alcoholic liquor to (a drink).
b.
to add (a chemical, poison, or other substance) to: The cocoa was spiked with cyanide.
22.
COLLAPSEJournalism Slang. to refuse (a story) by or as if by placing on a spindle.
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Spiked
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used without object)
Idiom23.
to rise or increase sharply (often followed by up): Interest rates spiked up last week.
24.
spike someone's guns. gun1 (def. 15).
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English spik(e) (noun) < Old Norse spīkr nail; akin to Old Norse spīk, Middle Low German spīker nail
1300–50; Middle English spik(e) (noun) < Old Norse spīkr nail; akin to Old Norse spīk, Middle Low German spīker nail
Related forms
spike·like, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
spike
"ear of grain," 1393, from L. spica "ear of grain," related to spina "thorn" (see spike (n.1)).
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Medical Dictionary
spike (spīk)
n.
A brief electrical event of 3 to 25 milliseconds that gives the appearance in the electroencephalogram of a rising and falling vertical line.
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Science Dictionary
spike  (spīk) Pronunciation Key
An elongated indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are attached directly to a common stem, rather than borne on individual stalks arising from the stem. The gladiolus produces spikes. The distinctive spikes of grasses such as wheat or barley are known as spikelets. See illustration at inflorescence. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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