sports equipment vs spike

spike vs sports equipment

sports equipment and spike both are nouns.

sports equipment is not a verb while spike is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sports equipment	Yes	No	No	No
spike	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, spike is a hyponym of sports equipment; that is, spike is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sports equipment:

sports equipment: equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
spike: sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

Other hyponyms of sports equipment include badminton equipment, baseball equipment, basketball equipment, boxing equipment, cricket equipment, croquet equipment, discus, saucer, golf equipment, exerciser, gymnastic apparatus, hammer, javelin, gym mat, mat, gumshield, mouthpiece, shot, skate, sporting goods, stick, butt, target, exercising weight, free weight, weight, climbing equipment, rock-climbing equipment.

sports equipment (noun)	spike (noun)
equipment needed to participate in a particular sport	sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
	a large stout nail
	any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
	a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
	a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
	a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
	each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
	a transient variation in voltage or current
	a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
	(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
	fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

sports equipment (verb)	spike (verb)
	add alcohol to (beverages)
	bring forth a spike or spikes
	manifest a sharp increase
	pierce with a sharp stake or point
	secure with spikes
	stand in the way of

Difference between sports equipment and spike

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