Spiking Meaning in English

word · lemma: spike

US

ˈspaɪkɪŋ

SPY-king

UK

spˈaɪkɪŋ

SPY-king

Definición

'Spiking' means a sudden sharp increase in something (like prices or temperature), or secretly adding a substance to someone's drink, or hitting the ball forcefully in sports like volleyball.

Uso & Matices

'Spiking' is often used for sharp rises in numbers ('a spiking infection rate'), for secretly adding drugs/alcohol to drinks ('drink spiking', highly illegal), and in sports like volleyball for a forceful hit. Context is key for understanding the meaning. The crime sense is common in news and safety guides.

• Spanish: aumento brusco - añadir (droga a bebida) - remate (voleibol)
• Portuguese (BR): pico (aumento rápido) - adulterar (bebida) - cortada (voleibol)
• Portuguese (PT): pico (aumento rápido) - adulterar (bebida) - remate (voleibol)
• Chinese (Simplified): 飆升 - 掺（饮品/药物）- 扣球（排球）
• Chinese (Traditional): 飆升 - 摻（飲品/藥物）- 扣球（排球）
• Hindi: तेजी से बढ़ना - किसी पेय में (नशीला पदार्थ) मिलाना - स्मैश (वॉलीबॉल)
• Arabic: ارتفاع حاد - وضع مادة في الشراب - ضربة ساحقة (الكرة الطائرة)
• Bengali: হঠাৎ বেড়ে যাওয়া - পানীয়তে কিছু মেশানো (অজ্ঞাতসারে) - জোরে বল মারা (ভলিবলে)
• Russian: резкое повышение - подмешивание (в напиток) - силовой удар (в волейболе)
• Japanese: 急激な増加 - 飲み物への混入 - スパイク（バレーボール）
• Vietnamese: tăng vọt - pha chất vào (đồ uống) - đập bóng (bóng chuyền)
• Korean: 급증 - 음료에 첨가하기 (몰래) - 스파이크(배구에서 강하게 때리기)
• Turkish: aniden artış - içkiye madde katma - smaç yapmak (voleybol)
• Urdu: اچانک اضافہ - مشروب میں خفیہ طور پر کچھ ملانا - زوردار بال مارنا (والی بال)
• Indonesian: tăng vọt - pha chất vào đồ uống - đập bóng (bóng chuyền)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

The temperature is spiking this afternoon.

basic

Reports say cases are spiking in the city.

basic

He was accused of spiking her drink at the party.

basic

Prices are spiking because of the new tax.

natural

People worry about their drinks being spiked at clubs.

natural

She’s really good at spiking the ball during volleyball games.

natural