Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Spike
Spike verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.
Usage example: he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes
How words are described
| human | human kill | human spike |
| long | long kill | long spike |
| original | original kill | original spike |
| single | single kill | single spike |
| Other adjectives: powerful, real, bad, major, final, highest, counter, random, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Planet Hulk: Hulk chooses to spare the Red King's life, instead letting Caiera kill him with a spike bug.
Source: This Is Not My Life to Take -
This Is Not My Life to Take: Hulk chooses to spare the Red King's life, instead letting Caiera kill him with a spike bug.
Source: Western Animation / Planet Hulk -
When Madame Gao and Owlsley conspire to have Vanessa poisoned, they spike not just her wine, but several other guests' wine, so that Fisk will think someone was trying to kill him instead of Vanessa.
Source: Series / Daredevil
Cite this Source
Spike and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/spike
Kill & Spike. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/spike>.
Spike or Kill. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/spike.
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