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a transient variation in voltage or current
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sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes;
"spikes provide greater traction"
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fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
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(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
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a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline;
"the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
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a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
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each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves);
"the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"
"golfers' spikes damage the putting greens"
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a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
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a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal);
"one of the spikes impaled him"
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any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object;
"the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"
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a large stout nail;
"they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"
