to spike
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3.7
- verb
- /spaɪk/
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- 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
459
2.7
To push a sharp pointed object into a person or animal
110
3.5
To make a hole in something with a sharp object like a needle
52
1.0
To fasten something with a small pointed object
50
3.9
To make a small hole in something with a sharp object that lets air or liquid escape
26
7.7
Push a sharp object through a person or animal
18
5.3
To push a sharp point into something to move it
10
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
5
7.0
Cut a skin sore to let out fluid
2
5.3
To pierce skin or cloth with a thin sharp object
To push a sharp stick through something
Push a sharp stick through something to hold it in place
Make a small hole in something with a sharp point
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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
- Specialized
A device that protects electronic equipment from sudden power surges
- Specialized
A small microphone placed against a wall that picks up sounds on the other side
- Specialized
A small pointed microphone that you press against a wall to hear sounds in the next room
- Specialized
A small plant like moss that grows close to the ground in damp, shady places
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.