spike
/spaɪk/ verbo C2En español: rematar
- To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails. · to spike down planks
- To set or furnish with spikes.
- To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.
- To fix on a spike.
- To discard; to decide not to publish or make public.
- To increase sharply. · Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads.
- To add alcohol or a drug into a drink, especially if covertly. · She spiked my lemonade with vodka!
- To add a small amount of one substance to another.
He/she/it spikes · Pasado spiked · Participio pasado spiked · Forma en -ing spiking
Formas del verbo
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- He/she/it
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- Pasado
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- Participio pasado
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- Forma en -ing
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Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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Tonight a spike of white lilies faintly perfumed the room like the dream of a fragrance.
Business leaders drove a golden spike into the track to celebrate the grand achievement.
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