spile
noun
1. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Similar word(s): pile, piling, stilt
Definition categories: man–made, column, pillar
2. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
Similar word(s): bung
verb
1. To plug (a hole) with a spile.
2. To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
3. To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
4. To support by means of spiles.
5. (US, dialect, transitive, intransitive) spoil.