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1  [spahyk] noun, verb, spiked, spik⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 in. (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.
–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. 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.
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. Journalism Slang. to refuse (a story) by or as if by placing on a spindle.
–verb (used without object)
23. to rise or increase sharply (often fol. by up): Interest rates spiked up last week.
—Idiom
24. spike someone's guns. gun 1 (def. 15).
Origin:
1300–50; ME spik(e) (n.) < ON spīkr nail; akin to ON spīk, MLG spīker nail

Related forms:
spikelike, adjective
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spike 1   (spīk)   
n.  
    1. A long, thick, sharp-pointed piece of wood or metal.
    2. A heavy nail.
    3. A sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall.
    4. A thin, sharp-pointed vertical rod for impaling papers; a spindle.
    5. A thorn or spine.
    6. A tuft of hair waxed or twisted so as to project in a stiff point.
    7. Slang A hypodermic needle.
    8. One of several sharp metal projections set in the sole or in the sole and heel of an athletic shoe for grip.
    9. spikes A pair of athletic shoes having such projections.
    10. A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline in a graph or in the tracing of a scientific instrument.
    11. A sharp momentary increase in voltage or electric current.
    12. A sudden steep increase in prices.
    13. Sports The act of driving a volleyball at a sharp angle into the opponent's court by jumping near the net and hitting the ball down hard from above.
    14. Football The act of slamming the ball to the ground after succeeding in an important play, as after scoring a touchdown.
  2. A spikelike part or projection, as:
    1. A sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall.
    2. A thin, sharp-pointed vertical rod for impaling papers; a spindle.
    3. A thorn or spine.
    4. A tuft of hair waxed or twisted so as to project in a stiff point.
    5. Slang A hypodermic needle.
    6. One of several sharp metal projections set in the sole or in the sole and heel of an athletic shoe for grip.
    7. spikes A pair of athletic shoes having such projections.
    8. A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline in a graph or in the tracing of a scientific instrument.
    9. A sharp momentary increase in voltage or electric current.
    10. A sudden steep increase in prices.
    11. Sports The act of driving a volleyball at a sharp angle into the opponent's court by jumping near the net and hitting the ball down hard from above.
    12. Football The act of slamming the ball to the ground after succeeding in an important play, as after scoring a touchdown.
    1. One of several sharp metal projections set in the sole or in the sole and heel of an athletic shoe for grip.
    2. spikes A pair of athletic shoes having such projections.
    3. A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline in a graph or in the tracing of a scientific instrument.
    4. A sharp momentary increase in voltage or electric current.
    5. A sudden steep increase in prices.
    6. Sports The act of driving a volleyball at a sharp angle into the opponent's court by jumping near the net and hitting the ball down hard from above.
    7. Football The act of slamming the ball to the ground after succeeding in an important play, as after scoring a touchdown.
  4. spikes A pair of spike heels.
  5. An unbranched antler of a young deer.
  6. A young mackerel of small size, usually 15 centimeters (6 inches) or less in length.
    1. A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline in a graph or in the tracing of a scientific instrument.
    2. A sharp momentary increase in voltage or electric current.
    3. A sudden steep increase in prices.
    4. Sports The act of driving a volleyball at a sharp angle into the opponent's court by jumping near the net and hitting the ball down hard from above.
    5. Football The act of slamming the ball to the ground after succeeding in an important play, as after scoring a touchdown.
    1. Sports The act of driving a volleyball at a sharp angle into the opponent's court by jumping near the net and hitting the ball down hard from above.
    2. Football The act of slamming the ball to the ground after succeeding in an important play, as after scoring a touchdown.
tr.v.   spiked, spik·ing, spikes
    1. To secure or provide with a spike.
    2. To shape into spikes.
    3. To add alcoholic liquor to: spiked the punch with rum.
    4. To add a poison or other chemical to: a drink spiked with barbituates.
    5. To add flavor or spice to: "several herb vinegars, including one . . . spiked with colorful chive blossoms" (New England Living).
    6. To add excitement or vitality to: spiked the speech with many jokes.
    7. Sports To hit (a volleyball) in a spike.
    8. Football To throw (the ball) down in a spike.
  2. To impale, pierce, or injure with a spike.
  3. To injure with spiked shoes, especially when sliding in baseball.
  4. To put an end to; terminate: spike a rumor.
  5. Informal
    1. To add alcoholic liquor to: spiked the punch with rum.
    2. To add a poison or other chemical to: a drink spiked with barbituates.
    3. To add flavor or spice to: "several herb vinegars, including one . . . spiked with colorful chive blossoms" (New England Living).
    4. To add excitement or vitality to: spiked the speech with many jokes.
    5. Sports To hit (a volleyball) in a spike.
    6. Football To throw (the ball) down in a spike.
    1. Sports To hit (a volleyball) in a spike.
    2. Football To throw (the ball) down in a spike.
  7. To render (a muzzleloading gun) useless by driving a spike into the vent.
  8. To manifest (a sharp increase in body temperature): spike a high fever.

[Middle English, from Old Norse spīk.]
spik'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Main Entry: spik·ing
Function: adjective
: characterized by recurrent sharp rises in body temperature spiking fever>; also : resulting from a sharp rise in body temperature spiking temperature of 105°>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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