to spike
14
3.7
- verb
- /spaɪk/
- NSFW
- The chef used a knife to spike the meat before marinating it.
- spike the guns
Examples
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She carefully spiked the board with nails to ensure it wouldn't come loose.
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He spiked the mixture with a sharp object to create a decorative effect.
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I'm just going to wet that, give it a little once over and I'm going to spike them up a bit.
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You serve, I spike!
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Spike the ball!
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I jogged a few steps, cut to my right, and spiked an imaginary football.
Fiction book (1992) -
Coote led a small party ashore on the 29th to spike or remove the town's guns.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
628
2.7
To push a sharp pointed object into a person or animal
167
1.0
To fasten something with a small pointed object
121
3.5
To make a hole in something with a sharp object like a needle
44
3.9
To make a small hole in something with a sharp object that lets air or liquid escape
32
7.7
Push a sharp object through a person or animal
16
9.9
To kill a person by driving a sharp wooden post through the chest
8
4.9
To pierce something with a long sharp point like a stick or fork
6
7.0
Cut a skin sore to let out fluid
1
5.3
To pierce skin or cloth with a thin sharp object
1
4.4
Make a small hole in something with a sharp point
1
7.9
Push a sharp stick through something to hold it in place
1
5.3
To push a sharp point into something to move it
To push a sharp stick through something
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.9
A small microphone placed against a wall that picks up sounds on the other side
- Specialized
1
9.9
A small pointed microphone that you press against a wall to hear sounds in the next room
- Specialized
1
6.3
A device that protects electronic equipment from sudden power surges
- Specialized
1
8.2
A small plant like moss that grows close to the ground in damp, shady places
A grass-like wetland plant with thin round stems that spreads along the ground
A small wild orchid with thin reddish brown stems and loose clusters of reddish brown flowers in brushy woods
- Specialized
A water plant with thin leaves kept in aquariums to give oxygen to the water
A small evergreen shrub that grows flat like a mat with stiff stems and small bell-shaped flowers
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spike (verb) comes from the same old Norse spík meaning 'pointed stick'. So to spike something is to pierce or fasten it with a sharp point, just like putting a nail through it.