Betydelse av spiking på svenska

• 0 present participle of spike

• 1 to decide not to publish an article in a newspaper:

  • The story was deemed too controversial and so they spiked it.

• 2 to make a drink stronger by adding alcohol, or to add flavour or interest to something:

  • She claimed that someone had spiked her drink with whisky.

  • The pasta was served in a cream sauce spiked with black pepper.

  • His writing is spiked with humour.

• 3 in the sport of volleyball, to hit the ball so that it goes almost straight down on the other side of the net

• 4 to push a sharp point into something or someone:

  • She got badly spiked when one of the runners trod on her heel.

• 5 to rise to a higher amount, price, or level, usually before going down again:

  • The jobless rate in October spiked to a five-year high.