spiked

Definition

  • adjective: having sharp points
  • adjective: having an inflorescence that is a 'spike'
  • synonyms: peaked, spiky, pointed

Examples

  • The second baseman was 'spiked' by the runner. [=injured by the spikes on the runner's shoes]

  • After he scored a touchdown he 'spiked' the ball in the end zone.

  • She 'spiked' the ball and scored the winning point.

Movie quotes

  • (..) characters... ...we've ever had on set at one time. We've got heads without animatronics and then heads with. So what we've got here is some spiked movers. And the silicon sits down onto it. And it grips really well on there. So we've got some nice, snarly mechanism going on here. (..)
    2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey