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SPIKE OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spike out mean?
• SPIKE OUT (verb)
The verb SPIKE OUT has 1 sense:
1. bring forth a spike or spikes
Familiarity information: SPIKE OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring forth a spike or spikes
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
spike; spike out
Context example:
my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now
Hypernyms (to "spike out" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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