Spike

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Spike may refer to:

Contents 1 Media 1.1 Books and magazines 1.2 Film 1.3 Fictional characters 1.4 Music 2 Sports 3 Places 4 Other uses 5 See also

[edit] Media

[edit] Books and magazines

• Spike Magazine
• The Spike, a 1980 novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave
• The Spike, a 1997 novel by Damien Broderick

[edit] Film

• Spike of Bensonhurst

[edit] Fictional characters

• Spike (Rugrats), a character from Rugrats and All Grown Up!
• Spike (Buffyverse), a character from the cult television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
• Spike (Cowboy Bebop), a character from Cowboy Bebop
• Spike (Dragon Ball), dub name given by FUNimation for "Akkuman", a character from Dragon Ball
• Spike (MGM), a recurring character on Tom and Jerry
• Spike (CRAC Team), a fictional dog spoken about among friends.
• The Spike, the name of one of the Titans in the game Crash of the Titans that's a cross between a porcupine and a crab.
• Spike (monster truck) a monster truck, which is a team truck to Avenger, Brutus, and Wrecking Crew.

[edit] Music

• Spike, a 1989 album by Elvis Costello
• Spike, a 2001 album by Puffy AmiYumi

[edit] Sports

• Track spikes, shoes worn during track and field events
• A term in volleyball
• A term in American football

[edit] Places

• Poolsbrook, a village in Derbyshire formerly known as Spike

[edit] Other uses

• Spike (company), a video game company
• Spike (missile)
• Spike (stagecraft), a theatrical term
• Spike (TV channel)
• Spike (programming), a programming experiment to assess the feasibility of a task
• Spike band, a bracelet or necklace
• Spike bayonet, an attachment for a firearm
• Spike Shooter, a sports energy drink
• Action potential, a concept in neuroscience
• Nail (fastener), especially one over four inches long
• Rail spike, used to construct railroad tracks
• Voltage spike, also called an electrical surge
• An adolescent male deer or elk
• A type of raceme with sessile flowers
• A nickname for the Spire of Dublin
• Spike All Purpose Seasoning, a brand of all natural seasoning made of herbs, vegetables, spices, and salt crystals
• As a verb:

• The act of driving a spike into the firing mechanism of a cannon, rendering it temporarily useless.
• The act of driving a spike into a tree, making it dangerous to cut with a chainsaw.
• The act of adding extra alcohol to a party beverage, generally without the knowledge of other partygoers.

[edit] See also

• Spike (given name)

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