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SPIKING
- SPIKE, to fasten with a long, thick nail [v]
- Impale on or pierce with a sharp point
- (of a newspaper editor) Reject (a story) by or as if by filing it on a spike
- Stop the progress of (a plan or undertaking); put an end to
- Render (a gun) useless by plugging up the vent with a spike
- Form into or cover with sharp points
- Take on a sharp, pointed shape
- Increase and then decrease sharply; reach a peak
- Add alcohol or a drug to contaminate (drink or food) surreptitiously
- Add sharp or pungent flavoring to (food or drink)
- (in volleyball) Hit (the ball) forcefully from a position near the net so that it moves downward into the opposite court
- Fling (the ball) forcefully to the ground, typically in celebration of a touchdown
- Injure (a player) with the spikes on one's shoes
- Enrich (a nuclear reactor or its fuel) with a particular isotope
- SPIKE, to fasten with a spike (a long, thick nail) [v]