spike out

1. 1.

   bring forth a spike or spikes

   “my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now”

   Synonymsspike

   Broaderdevelop

Questions about spike out

What does spike out mean?

spike out means "bring forth a spike or spikes".

What is another word for spike out?

Close synonyms include spike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spike out a common word?

spike out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.