spike out

• Устаревший фразовый глагол, означающий вычеркивать или отмечать с помощью острия или заостренного инструмента; отменять или удалять.

An obsolete phrasal verb meaning to mark or score out with a spike or pointed instrument; to cancel or delete.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. To protrude or stick out sharplyinformal

   To extend outward in a sharp or pointed manner.

   Торчать

   • The metal rod spiked out from the broken fence.
   • His hair spiked out in all directions after the storm.
   • The antenna spiked out from the top of the building.

   Synonymsjut outpoke outprojectprotrudestick outthrust out

   Antonymsflattenrecederetractsinkwithdraw

2. To increase rapidly and sharplyinformal

   To experience a sudden and significant increase in value, quantity, or intensity.

   Резко возрастать

   • The stock price spiked out after the announcement.
   • Temperatures spiked out during the heatwave.
   • His heart rate spiked out when he saw the accident.

   Synonymsjumpleaprocketshoot upskyrocketsoarsurge

   Antonymscrashdeclineplummetplungetank

Base verbspike