to spike
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7.2
- verb
- /spaɪk/
- NSFW
- Someone secretly spiked the punch at the party, and everyone got tipsy.
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Watch on YouTubeAt a certain point he started to spike her drinks with oxycodone.
- At a certain point he started to spike her drinks with oxycodone.
- And so I had all these things to do, the experiments and some glucose to spike things with.
Examples
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I had no idea that cup was spiked.
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- Sara spiked his drink with LSD.
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I was the one who spiked the drink.
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- What, look babe, I got you all around, I'm gonna spike it and get you drunk.
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At a certain point he started to spike her drinks with oxycodone.
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Someone must have spiked my root beer last night.
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I think the punch is spiked, and she had too much to drink.
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The punch bowl has been spiked.
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She'd gotten Zeke to buy her a bottle of rum and was spiking her drink.
Fiction book (2001) -
The bottle contained a milky liquid with which he spiked the drinks of certain unwary customers.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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7.7
To secretly add alcohol or drugs to a drink
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7.0
To add alcohol to food or give people alcoholic drinks
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8.0
Put alcohol into a drink like punch without telling people
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7.4
Add alcohol to a drink to make it stronger
Antonyms
- Informal
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4.0
To make something less strong by adding liquid or removing strong parts
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
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9.9
A small pointed microphone that you press against a wall to hear sounds in the next room
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6.3
A device that protects electronic equipment from sudden power surges
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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
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember spike meaning 'add alcohol secretly' is to think of slipping something small and hidden into a drink, like putting a sharp bit into a container; the idea is adding something you do not expect. So to spike a drink means to secretly put alcohol or another substance in it.