spike up
spike up · spikes up · spiked up · spiking up
To cause to become spikyTo cause to become spiky
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cause to become spiky
spike up your hair
(intransitive)To become spiky
His hair spiked up
(intransitive)To increase sharply
Prices are bound to spike up during high season
Forms
spikes up, spiking up, spiked up, spiked up| Base form | spike up · to spike up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spikes up |
| Present participle | spiking up |
| Past simple | spiked up |
| Past participle | spiked up |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.