Spike
The word "spike"
The word spike can refer to:
- A sharp object like a nail:
- An adolescent male deer.
- An upswing in activity, shown by a spike on a graph or chart:
- In neuroscience, the action potential which transmits signals along axons is often called a spike.
- To spike a gun is to render it unusable. The term originally referred to muzzle-loading cannon. Driving an iron hand-spike (part of the gun's equipment) into the touch-hole on the cannon's breech would enlarge the hole and leave the gun unusable until repaired, or bushed, an hour or more work.
- To "spike" a drink is a term meaning to add something to it, usually adding to the effect of an alcoholic drink, and often unknown to the person drinking it. See also date rape drugs.
- An unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence (Botanical) with sessile flowers arranged along the axis. Compare with raceme.
- The Spire of Dublin, a massive needle-like structure erected in Dublin in 2003, is widely known as The Spike
- An Israel-developed guided anti-tank missile spike (missile) .
- Spike TV is the new name of The National Network, originally The Nashville Network (TNN).
- In chess the opening move 1.g4 (Grob's Attack) is also called "the Spike".
The name "Spike"
Real people named, or nicknamed, Spike include:
Many fictional characters have been called Spike:
Cartoon dogs named "Spike":
The title "Spike"
Spike is the title of:
See also: Spike (album)
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