Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spike 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  spike 
 
  Sense  2 
  transfix,  impale,  empale,  spike 
  =>  pin 
  =>  spear 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spike 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  spike 
 
  Sense  2 
  transfix,  impale,  empale,  spike 
  =>  pin 
  =>  skewer,  spit 
  =>  spear 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  spike 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  spike 
 
  5  senses  of  spike 
 
  Sense  1 
  spike 
  =>  banish,  relegate,  bar 
 
  Sense  2 
  transfix,  impale,  empale,  spike 
  =>  pierce,  thrust 
 
  Sense  3 
  spike 
  =>  fasten,  fix,  secure 
 
  Sense  4 
  spike,  spike  out 
  =>  develop 
 
  Sense  5 
  spike,  lace,  fortify 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  spike 
 
  spike  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  spike 
 
  Sense  1 
  spike 
  =>  banish,  relegate,  bar 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  transfix,  impale,  empale,  spike 
  =>  pierce,  thrust 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  spike 
  =>  fasten,  fix,  secure 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  spike,  spike  out 
  =>  develop 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  spike,  lace,  fortify 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  spiked 
  spiked  loosestrife 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spike 
 
  The  verb  spike  has  5  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spike  --  (stand  in  the  way  of) 
  2.  transfix,  impale,  empale,  spike  --  (pierce  with  a  sharp  stake  or  point;  "impale  a  shrimp  on  a  skewer") 
  3.  spike  --  (secure  with  spikes) 
  4.  spike,  spike  out  --  (bring  forth  a  spike  or  spikes,  as  of  flowers,  such  as  hyacinths) 
  5.  spike,  lace,  fortify  --  (add  alcohol  beverages) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  spiked 
 
  The  adj  spiked  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  spiked  --  (equipped  with  long  sharp-pointed  projections  especially  along  the  top  of  a  wall  or  fence;  "the  fence  was  iron  and  spiked  along  the  top") 
  2.  spiked  --  (having  a  long  sharp  point) 
  3.  laced,  spiked  --  (having  alcohol  added;  "a  cup  of  brandy-laced  coffee";  "he  drank  too  much  of  the  spiked  punch") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  spiked 
 
  3  senses  of  spiked 
 
  Sense  1 
  spiked 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pointed)  ->  pointless,  unpointed 
 
  Sense  2 
  spiked 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pointed)  ->  pointless,  unpointed 
 
  Sense  3 
  laced,  spiked 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  alcoholic)  ->  nonalcoholic,  soft 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  spiked 
 
  3  senses  of  spiked 
 
  Sense  1 
  spiked 
  =>  pointed  (vs.  pointless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  spiked 
  =>  pointed  (vs.  pointless) 
 
  Sense  3 
  laced,  spiked 
  =>  alcoholic  (vs.  nonalcoholic) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  spiked 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  spiked 
 
  spiked  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  spiked 
  spiked 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spike 
 
  The  verb  spike  has  5  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spike  --  (stand  in  the  way  of) 
  2.  transfix,  impale,  empale,  spike  --  (pierce  with  a  sharp  stake  or  point;  "impale  a  shrimp  on  a  skewer") 
  3.  spike  --  (secure  with  spikes) 
  4.  spike,  spike  out  --  (bring  forth  a  spike  or  spikes,  as  of  flowers,  such  as  hyacinths) 
  5.  spike,  lace,  fortify  --  (add  alcohol  beverages) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  spiked 
 
  The  adj  spiked  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  spiked  --  (equipped  with  long  sharp-pointed  projections  especially  along  the  top  of  a  wall  or  fence;  "the  fence  was  iron  and  spiked  along  the  top") 
  2.  spiked  --  (having  a  long  sharp  point) 
  3.  laced,  spiked  --  (having  alcohol  added;  "a  cup  of  brandy-laced  coffee";  "he  drank  too  much  of  the  spiked  punch") 

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