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SPIKE OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring forth a spike or spikes
Example:
my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now
Synonyms:
spike; spike out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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
