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Meaning
Noun
●
A
sort of
very large nail.
●
A
piece
of
pointed
metal
etc. set with
points
upward or outward.
●
Anything
resembling
such a
nail
in shape.
●
An
ear
of
corn
or grain.
●
In Botany:
A
kind of
inflorescence
in which
sessile
flowers
are
arranged
on an
unbranched
elongated
axis.
●
A
running shoe
with
spikes
in the
sole
to provide grip.
●
A
sharp
peak
in a graph.
●
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.
●
The rod-like
protrusion
from a woman's
high-heeled
shoe
that
elevates
the heel.
●
A long
nail
for
storing
papers
by
skewering
them; (
by extension
) the
metaphorical
place where
rejected
newspaper
articles
are sent.
●
In Volleyball:
An
attack
from, usually, above the
height
of the
net
performed
with the
intent
to
send
the
ball
straight
to the
floor
of the
opponent
or off the
hands
of the
opposing
block.
●
In Zoology & Mint family plants:
An
adolescent
male
deer.
●
The
casual ward
of a workhouse.
●
Spike lavender.
●
In Lutherie & Music:
Synonym of endpin.
●
In Theater:
A
mark
indicating
where a
prop
or other
item
should be
placed
on stage.
●
In Software engineering:
A small project that
uses
the
simplest
possible
program
to
explore
potential solutions.
Verb
●
To
fasten
with
spikes
, or long, large nails.
●
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.
●
In Mass media:
To
discard
; to
decide
not to
publish
or make public.
●
To increase sharply.
●
To
covertly
put
alcohol
or another
intoxicating
substance
into a drink.
●
To
add
a small amount of one
substance
to another.
●
In 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.
●
In Military:
To
render
(a
gun
)
unusable
by
driving
a
metal
spike
into its
touch
hole.
●
In Football (American):
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.
●
To
inject
a
drug
with a syringe.
Name
●
A
male
nickname.
●
A
surname
transferred
from the nickname.
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Synonyms
Spindle
Endpin
Attack
Hit
Ear
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