SPIKE

v. fasten or secure with a spike; pierce with a spike; provide with a spike; block, make ineffective (Slang); add alcoholic liquor to a drink (Slang); hit a ball downward (Volleyball)

n. large nail; pointed piece of metal; young mackerel; unbranched antlers of a young deer; sudden rise or increase; flower stalk; ear of wheat or other grain; downward hit (Volleyball)

Spike may refer to:MediaBooks and magazinesSpike MagazineThe Spike, a 1980 novel by Arnaud de BorchgraveThe Spike, a 1997 novel by Damien Broderick
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Spike is a fourth generation anti-tank guided missile developed by the Israeli company Rafael.
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Noun
1. a transient variation in voltage or current
(hypernym) electrical discharge
2. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
(hypernym) sports equipment, sporting goods
(hyponym) crampon, crampoon, climbing iron, climber
(part-holonym) shoe
3. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
(synonym) ear, capitulum
(hypernym) fruit
(hyponym) mealie
(part-holonym) corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
(derivation) spike out
4. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
(hypernym) inflorescence
(hyponym) spikelet
(part-meronym) spadix
(classification) botany, phytology
5. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
(hypernym) rise
6. a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall
(hypernym) projection
7. a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
(hypernym) implement
(derivation) transfix, impale, empale
8. any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object
(hypernym) holding device
9. a long metal nail
(hypernym) nail
Verb
1. stand in the way of
(hypernym) banish, relegate, bar
2. pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
(synonym) transfix, impale, empale
(hypernym) pierce, thrust
(hyponym) pin
3. secure with spikes
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
4. bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"
(synonym) spike out
(hypernym) develop
(derivation) ear, capitulum
5. add alcohol beverages
(synonym) lace, fortify
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
6. manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"
(hypernym) increase

n. spike, projections on the underside of shoes for traction (Sports)

(v. t.)
To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it.
  

(v. t.)
To set or furnish with spikes.
  

(v. t.)
To fix on a spike.
  

(v. t.)
To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.
  

(n.)
Spike lavender. See Lavender.
  

(n.)
Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
  

(n.)
An ear of corn or grain.
  

(n.)
A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.
  

(n.)
A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.