spiked
Given hidden alcohol
Spiked describes something fitted with spikes—sharp points or projections: spiked shoes, a spiked collar.
A spiked drink has had alcohol or drugs secretly added: Someone spiked the punch.
In journalism, a spiked story has been killed or suppressed.
Hair that's spiked stands up stiffly, often with gel.
A football spiked in the end zone is slammed to the ground in celebration.
Pointed plant projection
- barbBackward-pointing spike
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- quillFeather used for writing
- prickleTiny sharp point
tine · prong · impaled · pierced · punctured · skewered · jabbed · stabbed
Became firm or cohesive
- mohawkCentral standing hair strip
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- faux hawkTamer mohawk variant
- teasedMocked playfully
spikey · textured · edgy · waxed · stiff · pointed · vertical · styling gel
Threaded and tied
- druggedUnder chemical influence
- doctoredDeceptively altered
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- slippedLost traction momentarily
roofied · tampered · adulterated · dosed · punch · poisoned · surreptitious · unsuspecting
Increased suddenly and forcefully
- soaredFlew or rose dramatically
- skyrocketedRose sharply and suddenly
- jumpedMoved by springing
- shot upRose rapidly
escalated · rocketed · ballooned · exploded · peaked · climbed · fever · temperature
Tanned animal skin
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- gothMelancholic music subculture
- collarNeck encirclement
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
choker · wristband · belt · cuff · jacket · boots · rivets · studs
Path or monitored route
- sprintingMaximum-speed locomotion on foot
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
- cleatsSpiked sports shoes
- studsStructural wall timbers
traction · running · field events · golf shoes · cricket · rugby · cross country · jumping
thorn
Pointed plant projection
prickle · tine · prong · impaled · pierced · punctured · skewered · jabbed · stabbed · speared
gelled
Became firm or cohesive
teased · spikey · textured · edgy · waxed · stiff · pointed · vertical · styling gel · pomade
laced
Threaded and tied
slipped · roofied · tampered · adulterated · dosed · punch · poisoned · surreptitious · unsuspecting · date rape
surged
Increased suddenly and forcefully
- soaredFlew or rose dramatically
- skyrocketedRose sharply and suddenly
- jumpedMoved by springing
shot up · escalated · rocketed · ballooned · exploded · peaked · climbed · fever · temperature · inflation
leather
Tanned animal skin
bracelet · choker · wristband · belt · cuff · jacket · boots · rivets · studs · metal
track
Path or monitored route
- sprintingMaximum-speed locomotion on foot
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
- cleatsSpiked sports shoes
studs · traction · running · field events · golf shoes · cricket · rugby · cross country · jumping · vaulting
- alcohol strengthABV, alcohol by volume, alcohol content, alcohol level, proof
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
spikedpure
Unmixed, without impurities
unspiked · unadulterated · virgin · untainted · uncontaminated
- spike stripRoad hazard for vehicles
- road spikesTire-deflating barrier device
- spiked punchAlcohol added covertly to drink
- rail spikeLarge nail securing tracks
- voltage spikesSudden increases in current
- spiked hair