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How to pronounce spiked

verb

Say it like: Spi-ked

The correct spelling is spiked. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails. For example: "to spike down planks"

Usage Examples

to spike down planks

Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads.

She spiked my lemonade with vodka!

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
  2. 2.To set or furnish with spikes.
  3. 3.To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.
  4. 4.To fix on a spike.
  5. 5.To discard; to decide not to publish or make public.

adjective

  1. 1.(of a beverage) Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the informing those who partake.
  2. 2.Having spikes.
  3. 3.Of a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum.

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