SPIKE

Spike

Spike, played by James Marsters, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Spike is a vampire and played various roles on the shows, ranging from villain, lover to anti-hero. For Marsters, the role as Spike began a career in science fiction television, becoming "the obvious go-to guy for US cult 1". For creator Whedon, Spike is the "most fully developed" of his characters. The character was intended to be a brief villain, with Whedon originally adamant to not have another major "romantic vampire" character like Angel. Marsters says "Spike was ...

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spike

Noun

  1. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward/outward.
  2. Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
  3. An ear of corn or grain.
  4. A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
  5. (in plural spikes; informal) Running shoes with spikes in the soles.
  6. A sharp peak in a graph.
  7. 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.
  8. An adolescent male deer.
  9. a surge in power.
  10. (slang) The casual ward of a workhouse.
  11. spike lavender
    oil of spike

Verb

  1. To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink.
    She spiked my lemonade with vodka!
  2. To 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.
  3. 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.
  4. To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.
  5. To decide not to publish or make public.
  6. To increase sharply.
    Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads.
  7. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
    to spike down planks
  8. To set or furnish with spikes.
  9. To fix on a spike.


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