Spike Definition
spīk
spiked, spikes, spiking
noun
spikes
A sharp-pointed part or projection, usually slender and of metal, as along the top of an iron fence, etc.
Webster's New World
A long, heavy nail.
Webster's New World
A spikelike part or projection, as:
American Heritage
Any of a number of sharp or pointed metal projections on the soles, and often on the heels, of shoes used for baseball, golf, track, etc. to prevent slipping.
Webster's New World
A pair of such shoes.
Webster's New World
verb
spiked, spikes, spiking
To secure or provide with a spike.
American Heritage
To rise suddenly and rapidly.
Webster's New World
To fasten or fit with or as with a spike or spikes.
Webster's New World
To mark, pierce, cut, etc. with a spike or spikes, or impale on a spike.
Webster's New World
To put an end to; terminate.
Spike a rumor.
American Heritage
idiom
hang up one's spikes
- to retire, as from a professional sport
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Spike
- hang up one's spikes
Origin of Spike
Middle English from Old Norse spīk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Latin spīca
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin spīca "ear of grain"
From Wiktionary
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