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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aar
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- A sort of very large nail.
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nagel
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- (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
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angel
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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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houweel
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spike
verb
/spaɪk/
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- (American football, _, slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points.
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afsnijden
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