verb🔗ShareClavar, asegurar con clavosTo fasten with spikes, or long, large nails."to spike down planks"Clavar tablas.actiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClavar, poner púasTo set or furnish with spikes."The construction workers spiked the new fence posts to prevent animals from getting through. "Los trabajadores de la construcción clavaron las nuevas estacas de la cerca para evitar que los animales pasaran.technicalactionitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClavarTo embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people."To prevent the tree from being cut down for the new road, someone spiked it with metal nails. "Para evitar que el árbol fuera talado para la nueva carretera, alguien lo clavó con clavos de metal.environmentactionagricultureweaponpropertynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClavar, ensartarTo fix on a spike."The angry employee spiked the resignation letter on the boss's desk. "El empleado enfadado clavó la carta de renuncia en el escritorio del jefe.actionitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescartar, rechazarTo discard; to decide not to publish or make public."The editor spiked the controversial article after concerns about its accuracy were raised. "El editor descartó el artículo controvertido después de que se plantearan preocupaciones sobre su exactitud.mediacommunicationwritingbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAumentar bruscamente, dispararseTo increase sharply."Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads."Los accidentes de tráfico se dispararon en diciembre, cuando había hielo en las carreteras.amountbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePinchar, adulterarTo covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink."She spiked my lemonade with vodka!"¡Ella pinchó mi limonada con vodka!drinksubstanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgregar, añadirTo add a small amount of one substance to another."The water sample to be tested has been spiked with arsenic, antimony, mercury, and lead in quantities commonly found in industrial effluents."La muestra de agua a analizar ha sido adulterada con arsénico, antimonio, mercurio y plomo en cantidades que se encuentran comúnmente en los efluentes industriales.fooddrinksubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRematar, atacarTo 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."The volleyball player jumped high and spiked the ball, sending it crashing to the other team's side of the net. "El jugador de voleibol saltó alto y remató el balón, enviándolo a estrellarse al otro lado de la red del equipo contrario.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInutilizar, bloquearTo render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole."During the retreat, the soldiers spiked the cannons so the enemy couldn't use them. "Durante la retirada, los soldados inutilizaron los cañones para que el enemigo no pudiera usarlos.militaryweapontechnicalwarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClavar el balón en el suelo(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."After catching the winning touchdown, the quarterback spiked the ball in celebration. "Después de atrapar el touchdown ganador, el mariscal de campo clavó el balón en el suelo en señal de celebración.sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAdulterado, mezclado(of a beverage) Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the informing those who partake."The large punch bowl has the special spiked punch, the small punch bowl is for the kids."El ponche grande tiene el ponche especial adulterado, el ponche pequeño es para los niños.drinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCon púas, puntiagudoHaving spikes."The punk rocker's jacket was spiked with dozens of silver studs. "La chaqueta del rockero punk estaba adornada con docenas de tachuelas plateadas.natureappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCon picos, que ha alcanzado un máximoOf a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum."The graph showed a spiked increase in website traffic after the new product announcement. "El gráfico mostró un aumento con picos en el tráfico del sitio web después del anuncio del nuevo producto.statisticsmathtechnicalbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading