spike
n.
- A long, thick, sharp-pointed piece of wood or metal.
- A heavy nail.
- A spikelike part or projection, as:
- A sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall.
- A thin, sharp-pointed vertical rod for impaling papers; a spindle.
- A thorn or spine.
- A tuft of hair waxed or twisted so as to project in a stiff point.
- Slang. A hypodermic needle.
- One of several sharp metal projections set in the sole or in the sole and heel of an athletic shoe for grip.
- spikes A pair of athletic shoes having such projections.
- spikes A pair of spike heels.
- An unbranched antler of a young deer.
- A young mackerel of small size, usually 15 centimeters (6 inches) or less in length.
- A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline in a graph or in the tracing of a scientific instrument.
- A sharp momentary increase in voltage or electric current.
- A sudden steep increase in prices.
- Sports. The act of driving a volleyball at a sharp angle into the opponent's court by jumping near the net and hitting the ball down hard from above.
- Football. The act of slamming the ball to the ground after succeeding in an important play, as after scoring a touchdown.
- To secure or provide with a spike.
- To shape into spikes.
- To impale, pierce, or injure with a spike.
- To injure with spiked shoes, especially when sliding in baseball.
- To put an end to; terminate: spike a rumor.
- Informal.
- To add alcoholic liquor to: spiked the punch with rum.
- To add a poison or other chemical to: a drink spiked with barbituates.
- To add flavor or spice to: "several herb vinegars, including one . . . spiked with colorful chive blossoms" (New England Living).
- To add excitement or vitality to: spiked the speech with many jokes.
- Sports. To hit (a volleyball) in a spike.
- Football. To throw (the ball) down in a spike.
- To render (a muzzleloading gun) useless by driving a spike into the vent.
- To manifest (a sharp increase in body temperature): spike a high fever.
[Middle English, from Old Norse spīk.]
spiker spik'er n.spike2 (spīk)
n.
- An ear of grain, as of wheat.
- Botany. A usually elongated, unbranched inflorescence with stalkless flowers arranged along an axis.
[Middle English, from Latin spīca.]
A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression.
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1. To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. The word is used in several industries; telephone engineers refer to spiking a relay by inserting a pin to hold the relay in either the closed or open state, and railroaders refer to spiking a track switch so that it cannot be moved. In programming environments it normally refers to a temporary change, usually for testing purposes (as opposed to a permanent change, which would be called hardwired).
2. [borderline techspeak] A visible peak in an otherwise rather constant graph (e.g. a sudden surge in line voltage, an unexpected short “high” on a logical line in a circuit). Hackers frequently use this for a sudden short increase in some quantity such as system load or network traffic.
An elongated flower cluster with individual flowers borne on very short stalks or attached directly to the main stem.
- spike
noun, Brit
1: A doss-house. (1866 —) .
G. Orwell D'you come out o' one o' de London spikes (casual wards), eh? (1933).
2: to have (or get) the spike to be (or become) angry or offended. (1890 —) .
N. Hilliard But you don't have to get the spike with me just for that (1960).
3:US A quantity of alcohol, esp. spirits, added to a drink. (1906 —) .
Times-Picayune (New Orleans): It's like chips without dips, or punch without the spike (1974).
4:orig US
a: A hypodermic needle for injecting an intoxicating drug. (1934 —) .
P. Driscoll This punk kid, shooting amphetamines, can't find enough spikes (1979).
b: An injection, or the drug injected. (1953 —) .
J. Wainwright It was a mounting yearning. A craving....He needed a spike—badly! (1974).verb
5:trans. orig US To lace (a drink) with alcohol, a drug, etc. (1889 —) .
G. Thompson She made tea, which he spiked with bourbon (1980).
6:intr. and trans. To inject (with) an intoxicating drug. (1935 —) .
Guardian The addicts...'Il sometime try and spike you, try and get you mainlining too (1974).
7:trans. To plant a concealed microphone in (a place); to bug, esp. with a spike microphone. (1974 —) .
D. Gethin Quittenden's plumbers...were the crack team who could spike a high security building in under an hour (1983).
[In sense 7, from spike microphone, one that can be driven into a wall to bug an inner chamber.] - spike
noun
1: An Anglican who advocates or practises Anglo-Catholic ritual and observances. (1902 —) .
A. N. Wilson There were several other effigies of famous spikes, including the legendary Father Tooth (1980).verb trans.
2: to spike up to make more High Church. (1923 —) .
[Back-formation from spikyadjective .]
| spiggoty, spiflicated, spiffy | |
| spike-bozzle, spiky, spill |
categories related to 'spiker'
- Railroad Personnel - spiker: worker who drives spikes when laying rails
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Device to puncture or fasten
- Nail (fastener), especially one over ten inches (25cm) long
- Rail spike, or Screw spike used to construct railroad tracks
- "Spiking a gun", rendering a muzzle-loading gun inoperable by driving a nail into the touch hole
- Spike strip, tire deflation device used by police
- Tree spiking, making a tree dangerous to cut with a chainsaw
- Spike bayonet, an attachment for a firearm
- Punji stick, a type of booby trapped stake, usually deployed in substantial numbers
- Cleat (shoe), protrusions on the sole of a shoe
- Caltrop, an antipersonnel weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a tetrahedron)
Biology
- Spike (botany), a kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis
- Alabama spike, a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels
- Brother spike, a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels
- False spike, a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels
- Fern spike, the occurrence of abundant fern spores in the fossil record, usually immediately (in a geological sense) after an extinction event
- Spike (database) biological database
Technology and science
- Diffraction spike, lines radiating from bright light sources in reflecting telescope images
- Action potential, a concept in neuroscience
- Voltage spike, also called an electrical surge, an electronic glitch
- Spike (computer science), an Agile programming term for a minimal prototype implementation of some system functionality that nonetheless encompasses the entire range of system operability
- SPIKE algorithm, a mathematical parallel algorithm for solving banded systems of linear equations
- Spike (missile) an Israeli fourth generation ATGM
- Hail spike, an artifact on a weather radar display indicative of large hail
- Ice spike, an upward-facing icicle that forms as a body of water freezes
- Bird control spike, a device consisting of long, needle-like rods used for bird control
Surname
- John Spikes (1881–1955), American jazz musician and entrepreneur
- Reb Spikes (1888–1982), American jazz saxophonist and entrepreneur
- Robert W. Spike (1923–1966), American clergyman, theologian, and civil rights leader
- Spike (Welsh guitarist), Welsh guitarist
- John Spike (born 1951), American art historian, curator, and author, specializing in the Italian Renaissance and Baroque periods
- Michèle Kahn Spike, American lawyer, historian, and prominent lay figure in the Episcopalian church
- Moondog Spike, professional wrestler
- Paul Spike, American author, editor and journalist
- Brandon Spikes (born 1987), American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL)
- Cameron Spikes (born 1976), former American football guard of the National Football League
- Charlie Spikes (born 1951), Major League Baseball player
- Irving Spikes (born 1970), former professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Miami Dolphins
- Jack Spikes (born 1937), former American collegiiate and Professional Football running back and placekicker
- Jesse Spikes (born 1950), corporate lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia, who was a candidate in the 2009 Atlanta mayoral race
- Richard Spikes (1884–1962), African-American engineer from San Francisco, California
Sports
- Track spikes, lightweight shoes with spikes screwed into their bottom, or spike plate, in order to maximize traction
- Cleat (shoe), a type of shoe designed especially for sports played on grass or dirt, such as soccer or American football
- Spike (volleyball), a form of volleyball attack
- Spike (gridiron football), a play in American football
- State College Spikes, a minor league baseball team that currently plays in the New York – Penn League
- Spikes (baseball team mascot), the mascot of the Minor League AAA Rochester Red Wings
Media
Fictional characters
- Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
- Spike the Bulldog, a character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons
- Spike (Marvel Comics), the name of several fictional characters in Marvel Comics
- Christine "Spike" Nelson, a character in the Degrassi television series
- Spike (Peanuts character), Snoopy's sibling
- Spike Lester, a character in the Passions television series
- Spike Spiegel, a character in Cowboy Bebop media
- Spike (Dragon Ball) or Akkuman, a character in Dragon Ball media
- The Spike, one of the Titans in the 2007 video game Crash of the Titans
- Spike, a character in Dinosaurs media
- Spike (The Land Before Time), a character in The Land Before Time media
- Spike (Rugrats), Tommy's adoptive dog from Nickelodeon's Rugrats
- Spike, a character in the Space Quest V: The Next Mutation universe
- Cecil "Spike" Wilson, a character in the Sugar and Spike universe
- Spike (Tom and Jerry), an MGM cartoon character associated with the Tom and Jerry cartoons
- Spike (MGM cartoon series), another MGM cartoon character associated with the Droopy cartoons
- Spike Witwicky, a character in the Transformers franchise
- Spike, a name given to similar fictional characters in My Little Pony, each in different generations respectively
- Spike, a generation 1 baby dragon who either;
- is Majesty's pet as in early releases, or,
- once a servant of Scorpan, later joined Megan's side, as voiced by Charlie Adler in mid-1980s animated features
- Spike (voiced by Brian Drummond), a generation 3 dragon character who made appearances in My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade and My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow
- Spike (voiced by Cathy Weseluck in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic), a generation 4 baby dragon who is Twilight Sparkle's assistant since his birth
- Spike, a generation 1 baby dragon who either;
- Spyke, the X-Men: Evolution character
- Spikes (baseball team mascot), the mascot of the Minor League AAA Rochester Red Wings
Music
- Spike (Elvis Costello album), 1989
- Spike (Puffy AmiYumi album), 2001
- Spike (Agata album), 2004
- Spike (musician), singer of The Quireboys
- A song from The Network album Money Money 2020
- Spike (rapper), a Romanian hip hop artist
Books and magazines
- Spike Magazine, an internet cultural journal which began in 1996
- The Spike (1980), a 1980 novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave
- The Spike (1997), novel by Damien Broderick
- Spike (DC Thomson) a short lived Comics anthology published by DC Thomson
- Spike (IDW Publishing), a comic book series published by IDW Publishing
Film and television
- Spike (TV channel), an American cable network
- Spike (2008 film), directed by Robert Beaucage
- Spike of Bensonhurst, a 1988 comedy-drama film starring Sasha Mitchell
- Spike (stagecraft), a theatrical term
- Spike (dog), a dog actor best known for his performance as Old Yeller
Other uses
- Spike Island (disambiguation)
- Spike (music), a part of certain stringed instruments
- Spike (journalism), to decide not to publish or make public, a matter of concern in journalism ethics and standards
- Spike (company), a video game company
- Spike Shooter, a sports energy drink
- Spike (video gaming), generally used to describe a tactic in which a player or group of players deals a large amount of damage to a target simultaneously
- Colloquial name for a workhouse
- Colloquial term for the addition of a small amount of a concentrated (often toxic) substance to a mixture
- Mickey Finn (drugs), drink spiking: to covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance in a drink that previously did not contain such substances
See also
- Spike (given name)
- Spiked (disambiguation)
- The Spike (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles containing "Spike"
- All pages beginning with "Spike"
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Spike
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - pig, spyd, spids, spiger, stilethæl, murstift
v. tr. - spidde, spigre, forsyne med pigge, tilsætte spiritus til
idioms:
- spike heel stilethæl
2.
n. - aks
Nederlands (Dutch)
grote spijker, piek, scherpe punt, punt onder een sportschoen, geweipunt, aar, vastzetten met grote spijkers, afstoppen (van een kanonloop), alcohol toevoegen, spietsen, kleine hoeveelheid chemicaliën toevoegen
Français (French)
1.
n. - épi, hampe, dague, (Sport) pointe (sur une chaussure), (Phys) pointe de courant, pointe, (Sport) smash, (Zool) dague
v. tr. - embrocher, corser (une boisson), (Journ) mettre (qch) au panier (une histoire), (Sport) faire un smash, contrecarrer, étouffer (une rumeur)
idioms:
- spike heel talon aiguille
2.
n. - (Bot) hampe
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stachel, Spike, Nagel, Ähre
v. - durchbohren, festnageln, (mit Alkohol od. Drogen) versetzen
idioms:
- spike heel Stöckelabsatz
2.
n. - Stachel, Spike, Nagel, Ähre
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακίδα, αιχμηρή απόληξη, καρφί, πάσσαλος, στάχυ, ανθοταξία, μακρύ νύχι αρπακτικού, κέρατο ζώου, (ηλεκτρ.) αιχμή (στιγμιαία άνοδος) τάσης, (μτφ.) αιχμή, μπηχτή, (Βρετ., αργκό) φτηνή πανσιόν, κυρίως για άστεγους, (στον πληθ.) αθλητικά παπούτσια με καρφιά
v. - καρφώνω, διατρυπώ, ανατρέπω, αχρηστεύω (σχέδια κ.λπ.), (καθομ.) προσθέτω αλκοόλ σε ποτό
idioms:
- spike heel μυτερό τακούνι γυναικείου υποδήματος
Italiano (Italian)
spiga, punzone, inchiodare
idioms:
- spike heel tacchi a punta
Português (Portuguese)
n. - espigão (m), prego grande (m), grampo (m)
v. - furar, espetar
idioms:
- spike heel salto alto fino
Русский (Russian)
острый выступ, шип, наколка (для накалывания бумаг), беговые туфли, штырь, спица, прокалывать, колос, комната для ночлега, снабжать шипами, закреплять (гвоздями), забивать (гвоздь), устранять, отвергнуть, колоситься, ревностный приверженец высокой церкви
idioms:
- spike heel высокий тонкий каблук
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - punta, pincho, estaca
v. tr. - clavar, atravesar, frustrar
idioms:
- spike heel tacón de aguja
2.
n. - espiga
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spets, tagg, spik, nagel, ax, dubb, brännspets
v. - spika, genomborra, förnagla, omintetgöra, spetsa (hälla sprit i)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 墙头钉, 大钉, 尖铁, 道钉, 以大钉钉牢, 阻止, 使失效
idioms:
- spike heel 女子皮鞋上的高后跟
2. 穗, 穗状花序
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 穗, 穗狀花序
2.
n. - 牆頭釘, 大釘, 尖鐵, 道釘
v. tr. - 以大釘釘牢, 阻止, 使失效
idioms:
- spike heel 女子皮鞋上的高後跟
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 긴 못, (대포의) 화문전, 주사 바늘
v. tr. - 대 못으로 고정시키다, ~을 무효로 하다, (야구따위에서) 스파이크로 상처를 내다
2.
n. - 이삭, 수상꽃차례
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 長くぎ, とがりくぎ, スパイク, スパイクシューズ, 穂
v. - 長くぎで打ち付ける, スパイクを打つ, スパイクで傷付ける, 強い酒を加える
idioms:
- spike heel スパイクヒール
- spike his guns 裏をかく
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قضيب معدني مدبب, مسمار, نوع نبات (فعل) ثبت بمسامير, أضاف مخدرا الى مشروب
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - יתד, מסמר, דרבן, דקר, חוד, חדוד, נקודת-תפנית (בגרף)
v. tr. - תקע יתדות, סמרר, סיכל, תקע, מהל במשקה חריף
n. - אזוביון משובל (פרח), שיבולת
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