spiked

adjective

ˈspīkt 

ˈspī-kəd

1

: having an inflorescence that is a spike

spiked blooms

2

: having sharp projecting points

a spiked tail

spiked collars

3

of hair : arranged in stiff tufts

a spiked hairstyle

4

of beverages : containing alcohol : hard sense 2b

spiked seltzers

Wisconsin gets to be among the first to try a new line of 80-calorie spiked sodas with zero sugar.

—Kathy Flanigan

Examples of spiked in a Sentence

a lizard with a spiked tail

Recent Examples on the Web

On Monday, the price of crude oil spiked almost 8 percent, and experts said that will drive up the cost at the pump at a time when gas prices are already on the rise ahead of the summer driving season. —Noel Brennan, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026

Fox added on a black thong, sky-high peep-toe platforms, and a spiked choker. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026

Outflows from Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, spiked 700% in the minutes following the first airstrike, according to the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. —Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026

At 41, Sarah sports a two-inch-long soft, spiked, punky hairdo. —Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing spiked

• spiked heel

Rhymes for spiked

• disliked
• diked
• hiked
• liked

Kids Definition

spiked

adjective

ˈspīkt 

1

: having sharp points

2

: arranged in stiff clumps

spiked hair