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spike noun

  /spaɪk/
  • An ear of corn or grain.
  • (botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
 espiga
  • (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
 púa, punta, pincho, puncha, puya
  • A sort of very large nail.
 clavo, pincho
  • (informal, mostly, in the plural) A running shoe with spikes in the sole to provide grip.
 clavos, tacos
  • 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.
 pico

spike verb

  /spaɪk/
  • (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.
 rematar
spike strip
baden puado
spike protein
espícula viral
spike heel
tacón de aguja
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