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spikes up

spikes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spike up.

Meaning of spike up

Verb

spike up (third-person singular simple present spikes up, present participle spiking up, simple past and past participle spiked up)

  1. (transitive) to cause to become spiky
    • spike up your hair
  2. (intransitive) to become spiky
    • His hair spiked up
  3. (intransitive) to increase sharply
    • Prices are bound to spike up during high season

Questions about spikes up

What is spikes up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spikes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spike up.

Words near spikes up in the dictionary

  1. spikery
  2. spikes
  3. spikes a temp
  4. spikes a temperature
  5. spikes someone's guns
  6. spikes up
  7. spiketail
  8. spiketails
  9. spiketime
  10. spiketimes
  11. spiketrain

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