Verlauf

spike

[1]	impale , stab , stick , spear , pierce , spit , lance
[2]	disable , thwart , nullify , disarm , block , frustrate , foil , void , balk , check , cancel , annul
[3]	strengthen , drug , poison , (Slang) slip in a Mickey (Finn)
[4]	transfix , impale , empale
[5]	spike out
[6]	lace , fortify

[1]	skewer , stake , prong , treenail , nail , peg , picket , pin , pike , spine
[2]	ear , capitulum
[3]	spike heel , stiletto heel
[4]	spindle