スパイク

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スパイクする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

The physical spike or stud on the bottom of sports shoes or tires.

spiked shoes; cleats; boots

abbreviation

Abbreviation of スパイクシューズ. Refers to the shoes themselves, especially in sports like soccer, rugby, or track.

スパイクを打うつto hit a spike (in volleyball)
エースがスパイクを打うって得とく点てんした。
The ace player hit a spike and scored a point.
スパイクを履はくto wear spiked shoes
サッカー選せん手しゅはみんなスパイクを履はいている。
All the soccer players wear spiked shoes.
〈物もの〉にスパイクをつけるto attach spikes to something (e.g. tires)
冬ふゆになるとタイヤにスパイクをつける車くるまが増ふえる。
In winter, more cars have spikes attached to their tires.
〈相あい手て〉をスパイクするto spike (injure) an opponent with cleats
彼かれは反はん則そくで相あい手てをスパイクしてしまった。
He committed a foul by spiking his opponent with his cleats.
スパイクを決きめるto land a successful spike
彼かの女じょは見み事ごとなスパイクを決きめた。
She landed a brilliant spike.

スパイクシューズ sense 2
スパイクシューズ is the full, unambiguous term for spiked athletic shoes, while スパイク is the common shortened form used in casual speech.
アタック sense 4
アタック is a broader volleyball term for any offensive hit, while スパイク specifically refers to a powerful jump hit over the net.
キル
スパイク is the standard volleyball term for an attacking hit, while キル emphasizes that the hit actually won the point.
スマッシュ
スパイク usually refers to a volleyball-style attacking hit, while スマッシュ is the term used for racket sports like tennis, badminton, and table tennis.

スパイス
スパイク (spike/cleat) and スパイス (spice) sound similar to beginners but refer to completely unrelated things.

個こN5sense 1
個 is used to count individual spikes or studs, such as those on the sole of a shoe or tire.
足そく sense 2
足 is the counter used for pairs of spiked shoes, since they are counted like any other footwear.

Loanword from English 'spike'.