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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
spike
1. a transient variation in voltage or current (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: electrical discharge 2. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes (Freq. 1) - spikes provide greater traction • Hypernyms: sports equipment • Hyponyms: crampon, crampoon, climbing iron, climber, piton, pricket • Part Holonyms: shoe 3. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn • Syn: ear, capitulum • Hypernyms: fruit • Hyponyms: mealie • Part Holonyms: corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays 4. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis • Topics: botany, phytology • Hypernyms: inflorescence • Part Meronyms: spadix 5. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline - the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor • Hypernyms: rise 6. a very high narrow heel on women's shoes • Syn: spike heel, stiletto heel • Hypernyms: heel 7. each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves) - the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game - golfers' spikes damage the putting greens • Hypernyms: point • Hyponyms: gaff 8. a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) • Hypernyms: projection 9. a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) - one of the spikes impaled him • Hypernyms: implement 10. any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object - the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order • Syn: spindle • Hypernyms: holding device 11. a large stout nail - they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie • Hypernyms: nail
1. stand in the way of • Hypernyms: banish, relegate, bar • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. pierce with a sharp stake or point - impale a shrimp on a skewer • Syn: transfix, impale, empale • Derivationally related forms: impalement (for: impale) • Hypernyms: pierce, thrust • Hyponyms: pin, spear • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 3. secure with spikes • Hypernyms: fasten, fix, secure • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 4. bring forth a spike or spikes - my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now • Syn: spike out • Hypernyms: develop • Verb Frames: - Something ----s 5. add alcohol to (beverages) - the punch is spiked! • Syn: lace, fortify • Derivationally related forms: fortification (for: fortify), lacing (for: lace) • Topics: cooking, cookery, preparation • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 6. manifest a sharp increase - the voltage spiked • Hypernyms: increase • Verb Frames: - Something ----s
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