GR translation: syringe and spike

[David Morris]

Yes. It’s used as a verb here.  Syringe (noun) is used “to spike” (verb).
Q: What does one DO with a spike?  A: Spike something.

On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 3:54 PM GK <greekplister at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is a verb. A phrasal verb: "to spike away", meaning to inject
> repeatedly.
>
> On 25-Jun-22 7:30 PM, Mike Jing wrote:
> > V47.28-32, P48.21-25   Kevin Spectro will take his syringe and spike
> away a
> > dozen times tonight, into the dark, to sedate Fox (his generic term for
> any
> > patient—run three times around the building without thinking of a fox and
> > you can cure anything).
> >
> > Here "spike" refers to the hypodermic needle, is that correct?
> >
> > It seems obvious now, but I misread it as a verb for a long time. The
> word
> > "away" somehow threw me off.
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