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spiked

 
Adjective spiked has 3 senses
  1. spiked - equipped with long sharp-pointed projections especially along the top of a wall or fence; "the fence was iron and spiked along the top"
    Antonyms:
    pointless, unpointed (indirect, via pointed)
  2. spiked - having a long sharp point
    Antonyms:
    pointless, unpointed (indirect, via pointed)
  3. laced, spiked - having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he drank too much of the spiked punch"
    Antonyms: nonalcoholic, soft (indirect, via alcoholic)
Verb spike has 6 senses
  1. spike - stand in the way of
    --1 is one way to
    banish, relegate, bar
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. transfix, impale, empale, spike - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
    --2 is one way to pierce, thrust
    Derived form: noun spike7
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. spike - secure with spikes
    --3 is one way to
    fasten, fix, secure
    Derived forms: noun spike8, noun spike9
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. spike, spike out - bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"
    --4 is one way to develop
    Derived form: noun spike3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  5. spike, lace, fortify - add alcohol beverages
    --5 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. spike - manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"
    --6 is one way to
    increase
    Derived form: noun spike1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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