spike, noun, /spaɪk/
1 something long and thin with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal.
2 a sudden large increase in the number or rate of something.
spike in a spike in interest rates.
3 spikes [plural] shoes with metal points on the bottom, worn by people who run races, play golf etc.
4 spike heels [plural] a pair of women’s shoes with very high thin heels.
spike, verb, /spaɪk/
1 to secretly add strong alcohol or a drug to someone’s drink or food
spike something with something
The orange juice had been spiked with gin.
2 if the number or rate of something spikes, it increases quickly and by a large amount.
New telephone orders have spiked in the last two years.
3 to push a sharp tool or object into something
4 to prevent someone from saying something or printing something in a newspaper.
a clumsy attempt to spike rumours of a cabinet split
5
a) spike the ball (American English) to powerfully throw an American football down on the ground to celebrate a touchdown.
b) to powerfully hit a volleyball down over the net.
6 spike somebody’s guns (British English) to spoil an opponent’s plans.
boo, verb, /bu/
to shout ‘boo’ to show that you do not like a person, performance, idea etc.
Some of the audience started booing.
She was booed off stage (=they shouted ‘boo’ until she left the stage).
boo, interjection, /bu/
1 a noise made by people who do not like a person, performance, idea etc.
2 a word you shout suddenly to someone as a joke in order to frighten them.
3 wouldn’t say boo to a goose an expression used to describe a shy quiet person.
hiss, verb, /hɪs/
1 to say something in a loud whisper.
‘Get out!’ she hissed furiously.
hiss at
She hissed at me to be quiet.
2 to make a noise which sounds like ‘ssss’. sound.
The cat backed away, hissing.
Snakes only hiss when they are afraid.
3 if a crowd hisses a speaker, they interrupt them with angry sounds to show that they do not like them → boo.
He was booed and hissed during a stormy meeting.
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