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The correct spelling is spiking.

How to pronounce spiking

verb

Say it like: Spi-kin-g

The correct spelling is spiking. 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.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is spiked.

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