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spike
1. a transient variation in voltage or current (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
electrical discharge
2. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes (Freq. 1)
- spikes provide greater traction
• Hypernyms:
sports equipment
• Hyponyms:
crampon, crampoon, climbing iron, climber, piton, pricket
• Part Holonyms:
shoe
3. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
• Syn:
ear, capitulum
• Hypernyms:
fruit
• Hyponyms:
mealie
• Part Holonyms:
corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
4. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
• Topics:
botany, phytology
• Hypernyms:
inflorescence
• Part Meronyms:
spadix
5. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
- the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor
• Hypernyms:
rise
6. a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
• Syn:
spike heel, stiletto heel
• Hypernyms:
heel
7. each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
- the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game
- golfers' spikes damage the putting greens
• Hypernyms:
point
• Hyponyms:
gaff
8. a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
• Hypernyms:
projection
9. a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
- one of the spikes impaled him
• Hypernyms:
implement
10. any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
- the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order
• Syn:
spindle
• Hypernyms:
holding device
11. a large stout nail
- they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie
• Hypernyms:
nail
1. stand in the way of
• Hypernyms:
banish, relegate, bar
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. pierce with a sharp stake or point
- impale a shrimp on a skewer
• Syn:
transfix, impale, empale
• Derivationally related forms:
impalement (for: impale)
• Hypernyms:
pierce, thrust
• Hyponyms:
pin, spear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. secure with spikes
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. bring forth a spike or spikes
- my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now
• Syn:
spike out
• Hypernyms:
develop
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. add alcohol to (beverages)
- the punch is spiked!
• Syn:
lace, fortify
• Derivationally related forms:
fortification (for: fortify), lacing (for: lace)
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. manifest a sharp increase
- the voltage spiked
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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