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as in jump, run-up
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spike
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to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
- scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey
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to give life, vigor, or spirit to
- he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes
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