- spike
- n1. nail, skewer, rivet, bolt, pin, peg, treenail, dowel, toggle; stake, pike; stud, prong, projection.v2. pierce, impale, penetrate, prick, stick, spit, pike, lance.3. frustrate, foil, check, stay, halt, end; thwart, balk, circumvent, hinder, obstruct, deter; defeat, checkmate, beat, eliminate, stamp out, crush, destroy, eradicate; nullify, cancel, annul, void.4. discard, throw out or away or overboard, jettison, Sl. deep-six, Inf. put in or relegate to the circular file, file; eliminate, Sl. kill, scotch; forget, drop, lose.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.