spike
noun
a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 centimeters) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
spiked
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past participleof spike.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof spike.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
spikenouna naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 centimeters) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
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Then, in an 0-and-2 count to Ozzie Albies, Glasnow spiked a curveball in front of the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Reports that a woman employed at a plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died from the disease has spiked online interest in possible treatments for the illness in North America.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
"The government has only started promoting ube in the past two to three years as demand spiked," Samson explained.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
But when rents spiked after the pandemic, the East Lansing native watched longtime friends in the area move out of town.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Fifty yards along the crowded pavement there were spiked black railings flanking two flights of steps, one labeled GENTLEMEN, the other LADIES.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
