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spiked

SaySPYKT/spaɪkt/

4 meanings of spiked

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of spike. Use it for something that already happened, or after has or was.

    Gas prices spiked right after the storm.

    She spiked the ball over the net to win the point.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Of a drink, with alcohol or drugs put in it, often without people knowing.

    The grown-ups' table had a bowl of spiked eggnog.

    The punch tasted a little spiked, so she switched to water.

    Similarlaced, doctored, drugged

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Having spikes, or sharp points that stick out.

    The dog wore a black spiked collar.

    He used gel to make his hair stand up in a spiked style.

    Similarspiky, studded, pointed

  4. 4
    adjective
    Of a chart or trend, having gone up very fast to its highest point.

    The spiked line on the chart showed how fast flu cases jumped in one week.

    Visits to the store's website showed a spiked pattern on the day of the big sale.

spiked is a form of spike

spike, verb: To go up suddenly and by a lot. Full entry

Forms
spikespikes he/she/itspiking -ing formspiked past tense, past participle
Spelling
spike → spiked: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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