Synonym: impale, pierce, puncture, spear, stab. Similar words: pike, turnpike, spiky, like, hike, bike, alike, strike. Meaning: [spaɪk] 
n. 1. a transient variation in voltage or current 2. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes 3. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn 4. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis 5. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline 6. a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall 7. a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) 8. any holding device consisting of a sharp-pointed object 9. a long metal nail. v. 1. stand in the way of 2. pierce with a sharp stake or point 3. secure with spikes 4. bring forth a spike or spikes 5. add alcohol to (beverages) 6. manifest a sharp increase.
n. 1. a transient variation in voltage or current 2. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes 3. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn 4. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis 5. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline 6. a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall 7. a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) 8. any holding device consisting of a sharp-pointed object 9. a long metal nail. v. 1. stand in the way of 2. pierce with a sharp stake or point 3. secure with spikes 4. bring forth a spike or spikes 5. add alcohol to (beverages) 6. manifest a sharp increase. 
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181. Last year at the end of June they decided to raise the yuan and we saw a spike in soybean and crude palm oil prices.
182. The harmonic number of the spike emission is confirmed by the comparison of the diagnosis with the typical parameters in solar corona.
183. To misquote the great comic genius Spike Milligan: the last time I edited a book I swore I would never do another one.
184. METHODS: Using flowing freeze method to make tinidazole spike, and then drug content and solubility test were examined.
185. The spike check is performed to identify intervals with questionably high usage relative to the surrounding intervals .
186. In striking the deal, Sony is betting that the appetite for Mr.Jackson's music will prove more than just a spike generated by his unexpected death and the ensuing round-the-clock coverage.
187. The study on the characteristics of development and seed setting of different spikelet and floret positions was important for the realization of big spike cultural goal with more spikelets and grains.
188. Still, oil won't spike to the $ 100 - plus range because consumers remain more energy - conscious.
189. Blue-grey spike grass rustles amid swamp box and bush banksias, a frog, perhaps, or even a wallaby.
190. Spike Lee, celebrated director of race-issue dramas such as Do The Right Thing and Malcolm X, has surprised everyone with his latest film.
191. This year has brought a sudden spike, mainly in wheat.
192. Field experiments out to study the differences spike differentiation and morphogenesis among triticale, secale and triticum.
193. The electroencephalogram (EEG) confirmed that CL and bicuculline induced spike, slow complex or sharp, slow complex waves,(http://sentencedict.com/spike.html) whereas muscimol inhibited these epileptic discharges.
194. Proper unloader setting allows a small amount of continuous bypass (approximately 5% of total flow) to minimize the pressure spike and compensate for nozzle wear.
195. The appearance of a nonprotein spike would indicate a possible contaminant in the sample that could then be identified through other tests.
196. For the cyclo-cross bicycle the width of the tyre shall not exceed 35mm and it may not incorporate any form of spike or stud.
197. In addition, observation precision can be greatly improved by using spike pulse shear wave transducer with corrected polarization, and assisted testing methods.
198. Advanced voltage clamping techniques are demonstrated, which can also limit the second voltage spike originating from the tail current cut off.
199. Food inflation on a host of staple products ranging from bread to meat was blamed on a 47 per cent jump in the cost of wheat and a 61 per cent spike in the cost of corn, the BRC said.
200. US President Barack Obama's Chief of Staff, says officials are looking at the nation's strategic oil reserves, as they mull over options, for dealing with a spike in gas prices.
201. As a result, at the start of the sales event, the retailers systems experience a tremendous spike in volume, placing a tremendous stress on the relatively cold system.
202. The collapse of the housing market caused the ranks of the poor to spike in Sun Belt communities, such as those surrounding Lakeland, Fla., and Riverside, Calif.
203. A small or secondary spike, characteristic of grasses and sedges, having a varying number of reduced flowers each subtended by one or two scalelike bracts.
204. In a Two-Headed Giant game, if a creature equipped with Quietus Spike would assign combat damage to the defending team, its damage is assigned to only one of the defending players.
205. A design of voltage spike generator based on microprocessor unit is introduced.
206. The differential signal is the spike pulse signal that is produced by differential circuit. Original differential circuit is very difficult to obtain the ideal differential signal.
207. Mother and daughter come out of hiding in the deer stand, grab the lifeless spike by the legs and hoist him into the back of the truck.
208. The staminate flower is subtended by two leaf-like bracts. 150–200 stamens spirally arranged along the spike axis and the phyllome are located at the base of the spike axis.
209. Field experiments were carried out to study the differences in spike differentiation and morphogenesis among triticale, secale and triticum.
210. South Korea is seeing a spike in the price of pork belly, with 10000 won (RMB52) per kg, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday.
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