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Spike — [ʃpai̮k], der; s, s: 1. 1Stift (1) an den Schuhsohlen von Läufern oder an Autoreifen, der das [Aus]gleiten verhindert: Schuhe, Autoreifen mit Spikes. 2. <Plural> Laufschuhe, an deren Sohlen sich Spikes (1) befinden: ein Paar Spikes; mit… … Universal-Lexikon
spike — spike1 [ spaık ] noun count 1. ) something sharp and pointed, especially a piece of metal or wood a ) a short pointed piece of metal on the bottom of some sports shoes b ) spikes plural shoes that ATHLETES wear 2. ) TECHNICAL a sudden increase in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Spike — 〈[spaık] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. Nagel aus Stahl an der Sohle von Rennschuhen u. Autoreifen 2. 〈Pl.〉 Spikes Rennschuhe mit herausstehenden Nägeln an der Sohle [Etym.: engl., »langer Nagel«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
spike — spike1 [spaık] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch] 1.) something long and thin with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal 2.) [usually singular] a sudden large increase in the number or rate of something spike in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Spike — [ʃpaik, spaik] der; s, s <aus engl. spike »Dorn, langer Nagel«, Bed. 2 nach gleichbed. engl. spikes (Plur.)>: 1. a) spitzer Dorn aus Metall an der Sohle von Laufschuhen zur Verbesserung der Rutschfestigkeit (Leichtathletik); b) Metallstift… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
spike — English has two etymologically distinct words spike, although they are so similar in meaning that they are commonly regarded as one and the same. Spike ‘long sharp piece’ [13] was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch spīker. It has another… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
spoke — [OE] Like its relatives German speiche and Dutch speek, spoke goes back to prehistoric Germanic *spaikōn. This was derived from the base *spaik , *speik , which also produced English spike. => SPIKE … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
spike — English has two etymologically distinct words spike, although they are so similar in meaning that they are commonly regarded as one and the same. Spike ‘long sharp piece’ [13] was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch spīker. It has another… … Word origins
spoke — [OE] Like its relatives German speiche and Dutch speek, spoke goes back to prehistoric Germanic *spaikōn. This was derived from the base *spaik , *speik , which also produced English spike. Cf.⇒ SPIKE … Word origins
