spike
noun
/spaɪk/
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- An ear of corn or grain.
- (botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
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espiga
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- (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
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púa,
punta,
espiga,
pincho,
puncha,
puya
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- A sort of very large nail.
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clavo,
pincho
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- 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.
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pico
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spike
verb
/spaɪk/
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- (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.
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rematar
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