# spikes

Pronunciation: say "SPYKS" /spaɪks/

## Noun

1. Plural of spike. — plural of spike
   - Simple: Plural of spike. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _Railroad workers drove the spikes into the wooden ties with heavy hammers._
   - _Power spikes during the storm damaged several of the office computers._
3. A pair of athletic shoes with sharp points set into the sole and heel for better traction.
   - Simple: Sports shoes with sharp points on the bottom that help you grip the ground.
   - _The sprinter changed into her spikes just before the final._
   - _Cross-country runners pulled on their spikes for the muddy course._
4. Another name for a spike strip, the band of sharp points laid across a road to puncture vehicle tires.
   - Simple: A strip with sharp points that is put across a road to burst the tires of a car.
   - _Troopers threw down spikes at the exit ramp, and the fleeing car rolled to a stop._
   - _The driver swerved to avoid the spikes but caught them with his front tires._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of spike. — third-person singular simple present indicative of spike
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present indicative of spike. Use it after he, she or it.
   - _Traffic to the website spikes whenever the show mentions it._
   - _The lab spikes each sample with a tiny amount of dye before testing it._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/spikes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).