"spike" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spaɪk/ Audio: en-us-spike.ogg [US] Forms: spikes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪk Etymology: From Middle English spike, spyke, spik, from Old Norse spík (“spike, sprig”), from Proto-Germanic *spīkō (“stick, splinter, point”), from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“to be pointed; sharp point, stick”). Cognate with Icelandic spík (“spike”), Swedish spik (“spike, nail”), Dutch spijker (“nail”), Old English spīcing (“spike”), and Latin spīca (“ear of corn”), which may have influenced some senses. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*spey-}}, {{inh|en|enm|spike}} Middle English spike, {{der|en|non|spík|t=spike, sprig}} Old Norse spík (“spike, sprig”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*spīkō|t=stick, splinter, point}} Proto-Germanic *spīkō (“stick, splinter, point”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*spey-|t=to be pointed; sharp point, stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“to be pointed; sharp point, stick”), {{cog|is|spík|t=spike}} Icelandic spík (“spike”), {{cog|sv|spik|t=spike, nail}} Swedish spik (“spike, nail”), {{cog|nl|spijker|t=nail}} Dutch spijker (“nail”), {{cog|ang|spīcing|t=spike}} Old English spīcing (“spike”), {{cog|la|spīca|t=ear of corn}} Latin spīca (“ear of corn”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spike (plural spikes)
  1. A sort of very large nail. Translations (very large nail): Pykë (Albanian), клин (klin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), urpa [feminine] (Catalan), hřeb [masculine] (Czech), spiger (Danish), nagle (Danish), piikki (Finnish), kiskonaula (Finnish), clou [masculine] (French), pointe [feminine] (French), Nagel [masculine] (German), Spitze [feminine] (German), कीला (kīlā) [masculine] (Hindi), spíce [masculine] (Irish), chiodo [masculine] (Italian), lancia [feminine] (Italian), punta [feminine] (Italian), spuntone [masculine] (Italian), spunzone [masculine] (Italian), (hari) (Japanese), clavus (Latin), gadd [masculine] (Norn), nagle [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), اكسر (ekser) (Ottoman Turkish), kolec [masculine] (Polish), espinho (Portuguese), cravo [masculine] (Portuguese), țăruș [masculine] (Romanian), piron [neuter] (Romanian), штырь (štyrʹ) [masculine] (Russian), косты́ль (kostýlʹ) [feminine] (Russian), на́гель (nágelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), клин (klin) (note: for joining rails) [masculine] (Russian), клин (klin) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), clavo [masculine] (Spanish), pincho [masculine] (Spanish), ekser (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-dYh3e4G~ Disambiguation of 'very large nail': 80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  2. A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-xS6ez4ac
  3. (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape. Tags: broadly Synonyms: fang Translations (anything resembling such a nail in shape): Spirrë (Albanian), Kungj (gheg) (Albanian), шип (šip) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bodec [masculine] (Czech), hrot [masculine] (Czech), špice [feminine] (Czech), spids (Danish), pig (Danish), stekel (Dutch), piikki (Finnish), pieu [masculine] (French), pic [masculine] (French), pique [feminine] (French), Spitze [feminine] (German), Stachel [masculine] (German), kala (Hawaiian), kākala (Hawaiian), spíce [masculine] (Irish), punta [feminine] (Italian), arpione [masculine] (Italian), (hari) (Japanese), tara (Māori), taratara (Māori), spiss [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), pigg [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), spīcing [masculine] (Old English), kolec [masculine] (Polish), espinho (Portuguese), țăruș [masculine] (Romanian), piron [neuter] (Romanian), штырь (štyrʹ) [masculine] (Russian), шпиль (špilʹ) [masculine] (Russian), шип (šip) [masculine] (Russian), остриё (ostrijó) [neuter] (Russian), pincho [masculine] (Spanish), púa [feminine] (Spanish), punta [feminine] (Spanish), puncha [feminine] (Spanish), puya [feminine] (Spanish), espiga [feminine] (Spanish), tara (Tahitian)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-xRsPZVOw Disambiguation of 'anything resembling such a nail in shape': 2 0 92 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  4. An ear of corn or grain.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-en:grain
  5. (botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis. Translations (botany: kind of inflorescence): kukwera (Chichewa), klas [masculine] (Czech), aks [neuter] (Danish), aar (Dutch), spiko (Esperanto), tähk (Estonian), tähkä (Finnish), Ähre [masculine] (German), spiko (Ido), duri (Indonesian), dias [feminine] (Irish), spiga [feminine] (Italian), amento [masculine] (Italian), infiorescenza a spiga [feminine] (Italian), 穂状花序 (hojō-kajo) (Japanese), ເປັນຮວງ (pen hūang) (Lao), aks [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kłos [masculine] (Polish), ко́лос (kólos) [masculine] (Russian), kororka (Somali), espiga (Spanish), ax (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-en:flower Categories (other): Botany, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 2 2 2 2 11 3 8 2 2 4 4 8 3 9 5 2 3 3 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 10 1 0 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: kind of inflorescence': 0 1 1 0 52 3 2 2 1 3 3 12 2 4 1 1 5 2 6
  6. (informal, chiefly in the plural) A running shoe with spikes in the sole to provide grip. Tags: in-plural, informal Translations (informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles): шпайкове (špajkove) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), tretra [feminine] (Czech), pigsko (Danish), piikkikenkä (Finnish), crampons [masculine, plural] (French), scarpa chiodata (Italian), スパイク靴 (supaiku-gutsu) (Japanese), piggsko [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), korek [masculine] (Polish), pitão [masculine] (Portuguese), шипо́вки (šipóvki) [feminine, plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-~ZmLRt6r Disambiguation of 'informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles': 0 1 2 0 4 25 9 6 3 2 3 3 9 15 4 3 3 1 6
  7. A sharp peak in a graph. Translations (sharp peak in a graph): пик (pik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), prudký nárůst [masculine] (Czech), prudké zvýšení [neuter] (Czech), pík [masculine] (Czech), spids (Danish), top (Danish), piikki (Finnish), წვეტი (c̣veṭi) (Georgian), Spitze [feminine] (German), Nadel [feminine] (German), פרץ (perets) [masculine] (Hebrew), spíce [masculine] (Irish), picco [masculine] (Italian), (hari) (Japanese), скачо́к (skačók) [masculine] (Russian), pico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-XW8xaS7l Disambiguation of 'sharp peak in a graph': 0 1 2 0 3 2 84 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  8. A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph. Translations (surge in power): rorohū (Māori), hiko rorohū (Māori)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-z1WCZvVM Disambiguation of 'surge in power': 0 2 3 0 5 5 3 61 1 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 3 1 3
  9. The rod-like protrusion from a woman's high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-K8rXmLFJ Categories (other): Footwear Disambiguation of Footwear: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  10. A long nail for storing papers by skewering them; (by extension) the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent. Synonyms: spindle
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-dG3Jbf-4
  11. (volleyball) An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block. Translations (volleyball): забивка (zabivka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), smeč [feminine] (Czech), iskulyönti (Finnish), Schmetterball [masculine] (German), schiacciata [feminine] (Italian), スパイク (supaiku) (Japanese), barug (Kapampangan), cortada [feminine] (Portuguese), ата́ка (atáka) [feminine] (Russian), атаку́ющий уда́р (atakújuščij udár) [masculine] (Russian), напада́ющий уда́р (napadájuščij udár) [masculine] (Russian), уда́р (udár) [masculine] (Russian), barog (Tagalog), smaç (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-d9NLVSnE Categories (other): Volleyball Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, volleyball Disambiguation of 'volleyball': 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 61 3 4 7 2 1 1 4 3
  12. (zoology) An adolescent male deer. Translations (zoology: an adolescent male deer): jelínek [masculine] (Czech), urosvasa (Finnish), nuori uroshirvi (Finnish), cerbiatto [masculine] (Italian), 牡鹿 (ojika) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-c1g3foM5 Categories (other): Zoology, Male animals Disambiguation of Male animals: 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 3 2 1 2 30 5 11 4 2 2 1 5 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'zoology: an adolescent male deer': 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 91 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
  13. (slang, historical) The casual ward of a workhouse. Tags: historical, slang
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-52jbXiDF
  14. Spike lavender. Translations (ear of grain — see also ear): سنبلة (sunbula) [feminine] (Arabic), schic (Aromanian), schicã (Aromanian), башаҡ (başaq) (Bashkir), клас (klas) [masculine] (Bulgarian), espiga (Catalan), (suì) (Chinese Mandarin), klas [masculine] (Czech), spaica [feminine] (Dalmatian), aks [neuter] (Danish), aar (Dutch), spiko (Esperanto), tähkä (Finnish), épi [masculine] (French), spi (Friulian), წვეტი (c̣veṭi) (Georgian), Ähre [feminine] (German), Getreideähre [feminine] (German), στάχυ (stáchy) (Greek), spiko (Ido), dias [feminine] (Irish), spiga [feminine] (Italian), amento [masculine] (Italian), (ho) (Japanese), spica (Latin), aks [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), espic (Occitan), espiga (Old Galician-Portuguese), nɛ̠̃⁵⁵ (Pela), kłos [masculine] (Polish), espiga [feminine] (Portuguese), spic (Romanian), spia (Romansh), spigia (Romansh), speia (Romansh), ко́лос (kólos) [masculine] (Russian), ipiga (Sardinian), ispiga (Sardinian), ispica (Sardinian), spiga (Sardinian), espiga [feminine] (Spanish), ax [neuter] (Swedish), spig (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-Fhse8hAP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chichewa translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dalmatian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish 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  15. (music, lutherie) Synonym of endpin. Synonyms: endpin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-K9r8ePOW Categories (other): Lutherie, Music Topics: arts, crafts, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, lutherie, music
  16. (theater) A mark indicating where a prop or other item should be placed on stage.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-J1I0WMI0 Categories (other): Theater Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  17. (software engineering, XP) A small project that uses the simplest possible program to explore potential solutions.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-GZZWQV5A Categories (other): Software engineering Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  18. (Anglicanism) An excessively high church Anglican.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-LlwHUdrO Categories (other): Anglicanism
  19. (virology) a structure projecting from the surface of an enveloped virus, which binds to host cells.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-noun-FOD8v~iy Categories (other): Virology Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /spaɪk/ Audio: en-us-spike.ogg [US] Forms: spikes [present, singular, third-person], spiking [participle, present], spiked [participle, past], spiked [past]
Rhymes: -aɪk Etymology: From Middle English spike, spyke, spik, from Old Norse spík (“spike, sprig”), from Proto-Germanic *spīkō (“stick, splinter, point”), from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“to be pointed; sharp point, stick”). Cognate with Icelandic spík (“spike”), Swedish spik (“spike, nail”), Dutch spijker (“nail”), Old English spīcing (“spike”), and Latin spīca (“ear of corn”), which may have influenced some senses. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*spey-}}, {{inh|en|enm|spike}} Middle English spike, {{der|en|non|spík|t=spike, sprig}} Old Norse spík (“spike, sprig”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*spīkō|t=stick, splinter, point}} Proto-Germanic *spīkō (“stick, splinter, point”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*spey-|t=to be pointed; sharp point, stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“to be pointed; sharp point, stick”), {{cog|is|spík|t=spike}} Icelandic spík (“spike”), {{cog|sv|spik|t=spike, nail}} Swedish spik (“spike, nail”), {{cog|nl|spijker|t=nail}} Dutch spijker (“nail”), {{cog|ang|spīcing|t=spike}} Old English spīcing (“spike”), {{cog|la|spīca|t=ear of corn}} Latin spīca (“ear of corn”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} spike (third-person singular simple present spikes, present participle spiking, simple past and past participle spiked)
  1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-qe6LeB27
  2. To set or furnish with spikes.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-qFR4g9-C
  3. To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-suRboUP9
  4. To fix on a spike.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-LopSiAtZ
  5. (figurative, journalism) To discard; to decide not to publish or make public. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-38osgWBu Categories (other): Mass media Topics: journalism, media
  6. To increase sharply. Translations (to increase sharply): Mpreh (Albanian), prudce vzrůst [perfective] (Czech), in die Höhe schießen (German), disparar (Portuguese), подска́кивать (podskákivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подскочи́ть (podskočítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-aoQOaeuu Disambiguation of 'to increase sharply': 1 1 1 1 1 86 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
  7. To add alcohol or a drug into a drink, especially if covertly. Synonyms: Irish up Translations (to covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink): terästää (Finnish), dosypać [perfective] (Polish), dosypywać [imperfective] (Polish), batizar [Brazil, colloquial] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-en:add_alcohol_or_other_drugs Disambiguation of 'to covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink': 1 1 11 9 1 2 34 15 3 11 10 1 1
  8. To add a small amount of one substance to another. Translations (to add a small amount of one substance to another): terästää (Finnish), tagliare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-Rp3bfR49 Disambiguation of 'to add a small amount of one substance to another': 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 89 0 1 1 0 0
  9. (volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block. Synonyms: attack, hit Translations (volleyball): забивам (zabivam) (Bulgarian), smečovat (Czech), piikata (Finnish), lyödä iskulyönti (Finnish), hili (Hawaiian), paʻi (Hawaiian), pākī (Hawaiian), schiacciare (Italian), haukuru (Māori), cortar (Portuguese), атакова́ть (atakovátʹ) (Russian), напада́ть (napadátʹ) (Russian), уда́рить (udáritʹ) (Russian), rematar (Spanish), barog (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-qDIPG-F2 Categories (other): Volleyball Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, volleyball Disambiguation of 'volleyball': 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 80 4 5 2 0
  10. (military) To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-pP4rMSRH Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  11. (American football slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-b1k7mc-i Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Football (American), Plant anatomy Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 2 2 2 2 11 3 8 2 2 4 4 8 3 9 5 2 3 3 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 10 1 0 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  12. (slang) To inject a drug with a syringe. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-qsvdyC5i
  13. To speak directly to camera.
    Sense id: en-spike-en-verb-fwz96lIh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spike a temp, spike a temperature, spike someone's guns, spike up

Inflected forms

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      "word": "aerospike"
    },
    {
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      "word": "antispike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "backspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "butt spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chickenspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "despike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dogspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dog spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "golden spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "handspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "interspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "intraspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "liberty spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "marline spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "marling spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "marlinspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "marlin spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "microspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "minispike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "multispike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nanospike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "oil of spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "polyspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "prespike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "railroad spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rail spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "road spikes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spignel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike addition"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike attack"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikebill"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike bug"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike camp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike-cap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike fiddle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikefish"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikegrass"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike heath"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike heel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikehorn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike-in"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikeless"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikelet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikelike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike lute"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike moss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikenail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikenard"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike oil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike plank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike poison"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike-primrose"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikeproof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike protein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spiker"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikery"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike strip"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spiketail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike team"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spike train"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "spikewise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "superspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "track spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "traffic spikes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "unspike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "voltage spike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yellowspike orchid"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spey-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "spike"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English spike",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "spík",
        "t": "spike, sprig"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse spík (“spike, sprig”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*spīkō",
        "t": "stick, splinter, point"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *spīkō (“stick, splinter, point”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spey-",
        "t": "to be pointed; sharp point, stick"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“to be pointed; sharp point, stick”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "spík",
        "t": "spike"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic spík (“spike”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "spik",
        "t": "spike, nail"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish spik (“spike, nail”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "spijker",
        "t": "nail"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch spijker (“nail”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "spīcing",
        "t": "spike"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English spīcing (“spike”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "spīca",
        "t": "ear of corn"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin spīca (“ear of corn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English spike, spyke, spik, from Old Norse spík (“spike, sprig”), from Proto-Germanic *spīkō (“stick, splinter, point”), from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“to be pointed; sharp point, stick”). Cognate with Icelandic spík (“spike”), Swedish spik (“spike, nail”), Dutch spijker (“nail”), Old English spīcing (“spike”), and Latin spīca (“ear of corn”), which may have influenced some senses.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spikes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spike (plural spikes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A sort of very large nail."
      ],
      "id": "en-spike-en-noun-dYh3e4G~",
      "links": [
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "lang_code": "sq",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "word": "Pykë"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "klin",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "клин"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "lang_code": "ca",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "urpa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hřeb"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "word": "spiger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "word": "nagle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "word": "piikki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "word": "kiskonaula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "clou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pointe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Nagel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Spitze"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "kīlā",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "कीला"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "spíce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "chiodo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lancia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "punta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "spuntone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "spunzone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "hari",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "word": "針"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "lang_code": "la",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "word": "clavus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "nrn",
          "lang": "Norn",
          "lang_code": "nrn",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gadd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "lang_code": "nb",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nagle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kolec"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "word": "espinho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cravo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "lang_code": "ro",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "țăruș"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "lang_code": "ro",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "piron"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "štyrʹ",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "штырь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "kostýlʹ",
          "sense": "very large nail",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hrot"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "špice"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "spids"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "pig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "stekel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "piikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pieu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pic"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Spitze"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stachel"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "kala"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "kākala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spíce"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "punta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arpione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "hari",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "針"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "tara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "taratara"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spiss"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pigg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "lang_code": "ang",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spīcing"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kolec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "espinho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "țăruș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "piron"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "štyrʹ",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "штырь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "špilʹ",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шпиль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "šip",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шип"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "ostrijó",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "остриё"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pincho"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "púa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "punta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "puncha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "puya"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ty",
      "lang": "Tahitian",
      "lang_code": "ty",
      "sense": "anything resembling such a nail in shape",
      "word": "tara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "sunbula",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "سنبلة"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "lang_code": "rup",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "schic"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "lang_code": "rup",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "schicã"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "lang_code": "ba",
      "roman": "başaq",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "башаҡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "klas",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "клас"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "espiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "suì",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "穗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klas"
    },
    {
      "code": "dlm",
      "lang": "Dalmatian",
      "lang_code": "dlm",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spaica"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aks"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "aar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "tähkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "épi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "lang_code": "fur",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "c̣veṭi",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "წვეტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ähre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Getreideähre"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "stáchy",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "στάχυ"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dias"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "ho",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "穂"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spica"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aks"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "espic"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-opt",
      "lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "roa-opt",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "espiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "bxd",
      "lang": "Pela",
      "lang_code": "bxd",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "nɛ̠̃⁵⁵"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kłos"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spic"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansh",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spia"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansh",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spigia"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansh",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "speia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "kólos",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́лос"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "ipiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "ispiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "ispica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ax"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "lang_code": "vo",
      "sense": "ear of grain — see also ear",
      "word": "spig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ny",
      "lang": "Chichewa",
      "lang_code": "ny",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "kukwera"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klas"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aks"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "aar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "spiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "tähk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "tähkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ähre"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "spiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "duri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dias"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "infiorescenza a spiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "hojō-kajo",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "穂状花序"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "lang_code": "lo",
      "roman": "pen hūang",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "ເປັນຮວງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aks"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kłos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "kólos",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́лос"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "lang_code": "so",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "kororka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "espiga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "botany: kind of inflorescence",
      "word": "ax"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "špajkove",
      "sense": "informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "шпайкове"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tretra"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles",
      "word": "pigsko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles",
      "word": "piikkikenkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "crampons"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
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        "To add a small amount of one substance to another."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Volleyball"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "volleyball",
          "volleyball"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "block",
          "block"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "attack"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports",
        "volleyball"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Military"
      ],
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              125
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1833, [Frederick Marryat], chapter XVIII, in Peter Simple. […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], published 1834, →OCLC, page 299:",
          "text": "He jumped down, wrenched the hammer from the armourer's hand, and seizing a nail from the bag, in a few moments he had spiked the gun.",
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        },
        {
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              117
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, pages 235–6:",
          "text": "Small skirmishes also took place, and the Afghans managed to seize a pair of mule-guns and force the British to spike and abandon two other precious guns.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "touch hole",
          "touch hole"
        ]
      ],
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        "(military) To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
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        "English terms with collocations",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Football (American)"
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          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "to spike the football",
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        },
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              11,
              18
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          "text": "“No one is spiking the football yet,” Mr. Kahl said.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "American football",
          "American football"
        ],
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          "football",
          "football"
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        "(American football slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points."
      ],
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        "slang"
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        "ball-games",
        "football",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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      "glosses": [
        "To inject a drug with a syringe."
      ],
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          "drug",
          "drug"
        ],
        [
          "syringe",
          "syringe"
        ]
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        "(slang) To inject a drug with a syringe."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To speak directly to camera."
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/spaɪk/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "rhymes": "-aɪk"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
      "sense": "to increase sharply",
      "word": "Mpreh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "to increase sharply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "prudce vzrůst"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to increase sharply",
      "word": "in die Höhe schießen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to increase sharply",
      "word": "disparar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "podskákivatʹ",
      "sense": "to increase sharply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подска́кивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "podskočítʹ",
      "sense": "to increase sharply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подскочи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink",
      "word": "terästää"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "dosypać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dosypywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "batizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to add a small amount of one substance to another",
      "word": "terästää"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to add a small amount of one substance to another",
      "word": "tagliare"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "zabivam",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "забивам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "smečovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "piikata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "lyödä iskulyönti"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "hili"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "paʻi"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "pākī"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "schiacciare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "haukuru"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "cortar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "atakovátʹ",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "атакова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "napadátʹ",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "напада́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "udáritʹ",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "уда́рить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "rematar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "volleyball",
      "word": "barog"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spike"
}

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