to spike
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3.4
- verb
- /spaɪk/
:
dispararse
- Prevalence rates of handwriting difficulties tend to spike in early elementary grades and steadily decline in later elementary grades.
- prices spike
- rates spike
- spike student interest
Again, the lactose in these things are going to spike your blood sugar sky high.
- Again, the lactose in these things are going to spike your blood sugar sky high.
- I mean, that must have seen profits spike for the gambling companies.
- Learn to spike your dopamine from effort itself.
- I was absolutely surprised at the types of things that spiked my glucose levels.
- If you look at the VIX and these panics, they spike and they come right back down.
- So, you know, spiking blood sugar levels aren't good for your body or your brain.
- Boom, you spike up in Mexico.
- So just, you know, coupling that with, with fats with fats, yeah, it didn't spike me.
Examples
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On Wall Street, annual cash bonuses spiked.
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Gasoline and heating oil prices spiked in the aftermath of Katrina and Rita.
Academic text (2007) -
The number of days might spike in about two weeks from when things start off.
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Later, that number will spike to fifty thousand.
Academic text (2012) -
The global economy continues to collapse as food prices spike.
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I mean, that must have seen profits spike for the gambling companies.
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What we believed a year ago was we were going to see inflation spike and then eventually taper down.
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It's pricey, but tourism here has spiked beyond all expectation.
Academic text (2009) -
For several weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases began to spike, alarming health officials.
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As the summer heat arrived, electricity demand started to spike due to increased use of air conditioning.
Synonyms
144
2.1
To rise suddenly by a large amount
136
4.3
To increase very quickly in number or size
96
3.4
To rise quickly to a very high level, for example prices or temperatures
54
3.7
To rise very quickly in amount or value
52
4.1
To rise very quickly to a high level
41
3.7
To rise suddenly and strongly in amount or number
25
4.1
Rise quickly to a much higher level
11
4.1
To increase very quickly
7
2.7
To swell or become larger suddenly
3
4.8
Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount
3
5.9
Rise very quickly, for example prices or demand
2
5.7
To rise very quickly to a much higher level
2
4.4
Increase very quickly to a much higher level
1
3.8
Rise very quickly to a much higher level
Rise quickly to a much higher level, for example prices or temperatures
To rise suddenly in amount or feeling
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 High
52
4.1
96
3.4
41
3.7
51
3.4
144
2.1
904
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
To spike (to increase suddenly) uses the same idea of a quick rise to a point. That's why we say numbers or temperature 'spike' — they shoot up like a sharp spike.