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Present participle for impale on or pierce with a sharp point
“Make a note of such spots and on a dry day go out with a garden fork and spike the areas by pushing into the lawn to a depth of about 15 cm and rocking gently back and forth before pulling out the fork.”
Present participle for to stop the progress of (a plan or undertaking)
“Amid reports that the Department of Justice may spike the proposed merger, it is set to name two veterans to head its marketing forces.”
Present participle for to add alcohol or a drug to contaminate (drink or food) surreptitiously
“Alcohol is still the most common substance used to spike drinks, but spiking with drugs is on the increase.”
Present participle for to suffuse with vigor, life, energy, or spirit
Present participle for to augment or increase
Present participle for to give or add flavour to by seasoning
Present participle for outlaw, prohibit an action
Present participle for to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
Present participle for forcibly put an end to
Present participle for to refrain from openly expressing or displaying
Present participle for to cause to be ineffective or immobilized
Present participle for to interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations
Present participle for to refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
Present participle for to fasten with a nail or nails
Present participle for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive
The action of disabling or the state of being disabled
Calibration technique for quantification that consists in adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte
The action or process of penetrating something
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