verb: spike; 1. impale on or pierce with a sharp point. (of a newspaper editor) reject (a story) by or as if by filing it on a spike. "the editors deemed the

verb: spike; 1. impale on or pierce with a sharp point. (of a newspaper editor) reject (a story) by or as if by filing it on a spike. "the editors deemed the article in bad taste and spiked it" stop the progress of (a plan or undertaking); put an end to. "he doubted they would spike the entire effort over this one negotiation" historical: render (a gun) useless by plugging up the vent with a spike. From https://www.google.com/#q=define+spike https://www.google.com/#q=define+spike