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SPIKE

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Look up spike in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Spike may refer to:

Objects

  • A pointed object like a nail:
    • a large nail, usually more than 4 inches (100 mm), especially rail spikes used to secure railroad rails to the wooden ties - the symbolic Golden Spike, driven at Promontory Summit in Utah on 1869 May 10, marked the joining of the first trans-continental railroad in North America, and the Last Spike, which marked the completion of the railroad across Canada
    • spiked shoes worn by athletes, which provide more traction (similar to cleats)
  • An adolescent male deer
  • An upswing in activity, shown by a spike on a graph or chart:
  • In neuroscience, the action potential which transmits signals along axons is often called a spike
  • To spike a gun is to render it unusable. The term originally referred to muzzle-loading cannon. Driving an iron hand-spike (part of the gun's equipment) into the touch-hole on the cannon's breech would enlarge the hole and leave the gun unusable until repaired, or bushed, an hour or more work
  • To "spike" a drink is a term meaning to add something to it, usually adding to the effect of an alcoholic drink, generally unknown to the person drinking it. See also Mickey Finn (drugs), and the date rape drugs GHB and Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)
  • An unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence (Botanical) with sessile flowers arranged along the axis. Compare with raceme
  • The Spire of Dublin, a massive needle-like structure erected in Dublin in 2003, widely known as The Spike
  • Spike (missile), an Israel-developed guided anti-tank missile. A US-Navy missile of the same name is under development.
  • Spike TV, a cable network that caters to a young male demographic (originally known as TNN, The National Network, or The Nashville Network)
  • In chess the opening move 1.g4 (Grob's Attack) is also called "the Spike"
  • A spike is a certain move in volleyball
  • In American football, to spike the ball is to throw it forcefully and intentionally into the ground. During the game, it is an offensive play used to stop the game clock; it is also a common celebration following a touchdown
  • In computer programming a spike is a small software application written as a proof of concept
  • In real estate lingo, a spike is a property owner that owns a pivotal property, but holds out selling
  • In Anglicanism, spike is a slang expression for Anglo-Catholic or "high church" styles of worship
  • The village in Derbyshire now known as Poolsbrook

People

Fictional characters

Cartoon dogs named "Spike":

Titles

See also: Spike (album)

See also

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