Definition of spike:
(n) :
a sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward; anything resembling such a nail in shape
(v) :
to put alcohol or another intoxicating substance in a drink that previously did not contain such substances; to
attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing
block
"he jumped down, wrenched the hammer from the armourer’s hand, and seizing a nail from the bag, in a few moments he had spiked the gun.  Frederick Marryat, "Peter Simple", 1834"