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A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression.

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1. To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. The word is used in several industries; telephone engineers refer to spiking a relay by inserting a pin to hold the relay in either the closed or open state, and railroaders refer to spiking a track switch so that it cannot be moved. In programming environments it normally refers to a temporary change, usually for testing purposes (as opposed to a permanent change, which would be called hardwired).

2. [borderline techspeak] A visible peak in an otherwise rather constant graph (e.g. a sudden surge in line voltage, an unexpected short “high” on a logical line in a circuit). Hackers frequently use this for a sudden short increase in some quantity such as system load or network traffic.

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A very heavy nail, 3 in. (7.6 cm) to 12 in. (30.5 cm) in length, usually having a rectangular cross section.

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1) The comparatively large upward or downward movement of a price or value level in a short period.
 
2) The trade order execution confirmation slip which shows all the pertinent data, such as the stock symbol, price, type and trading account information.

Investopedia Says:
1) A good example of a negative spike in the financial markets is the infamous stock market crash of Oct 19, 1987, when the DJIA plunged 22% in a single day. There are plenty of more common, less drastic examples which are periodically seen in individual stocks when unexpected news or events, such as better-than-expected earnings results, reaches investors.

2) This usage originates from the antiquated practice of placing paper trade order slips on a metal spike upon completion.

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An elongated flower cluster with individual flowers borne on very short stalks or attached directly to the main stem.

1. spike
   noun, Brit
   
   1: A doss-house. (1866 —) .
   G. Orwell D'you come out o' one o' de London spikes (casual wards), eh? (1933).
   
   2: to have (or get) the spike to be (or become) angry or offended. (1890 —) .
   N. Hilliard But you don't have to get the spike with me just for that (1960).
   
   3: US A quantity of alcohol, esp. spirits, added to a drink. (1906 —) .
   Times-Picayune (New Orleans): It's like chips without dips, or punch without the spike (1974).
   
   4: orig US
   a: A hypodermic needle for injecting an intoxicating drug. (1934 —) .
   P. Driscoll This punk kid, shooting amphetamines, can't find enough spikes (1979).
   
   b: An injection, or the drug injected. (1953 —) .
   J. Wainwright It was a mounting yearning. A craving....He needed a spike—badly! (1974). verb
   
   
   5: trans. orig US To lace (a drink) with alcohol, a drug, etc. (1889 —) .
   G. Thompson She made tea, which he spiked with bourbon (1980).
   
   6: intr. and trans. To inject (with) an intoxicating drug. (1935 —) .
   Guardian The addicts...'Il sometime try and spike you, try and get you mainlining too (1974).
   
   7: trans. To plant a concealed microphone in (a place); to bug, esp. with a spike microphone. (1974 —) .
   D. Gethin Quittenden's plumbers...were the crack team who could spike a high security building in under an hour (1983).
   
   [In sense 7, from spike microphone, one that can be driven into a wall to bug an inner chamber.]
2. spike
   noun
   
   1: An Anglican who advocates or practises Anglo-Catholic ritual and observances. (1902 —) .
   A. N. Wilson There were several other effigies of famous spikes, including the legendary Father Tooth (1980). verb trans.
   
   2: to spike up to make more High Church. (1923 —) .
   
   [Back-formation from spiky adjective.]

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• Railroad Personnel - spiker: worker who drives spikes when laying rails

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - pig, spyd, spids, spiger, stilethæl, murstift
v. tr. - spidde, spigre, forsyne med pigge, tilsætte spiritus til

idioms:

• spike heel    stilethæl

2.
n. - aks

Nederlands (Dutch)
grote spijker, piek, scherpe punt, punt onder een sportschoen, geweipunt, aar, vastzetten met grote spijkers, afstoppen (van een kanonloop), alcohol toevoegen, spietsen, kleine hoeveelheid chemicaliën toevoegen

Français (French)
1.
n. - épi, hampe, dague, (Sport) pointe (sur une chaussure), (Phys) pointe de courant, pointe, (Sport) smash, (Zool) dague
v. tr. - embrocher, corser (une boisson), (Journ) mettre (qch) au panier (une histoire), (Sport) faire un smash, contrecarrer, étouffer (une rumeur)

idioms:

• spike heel    talon aiguille

2.
n. - (Bot) hampe

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stachel, Spike, Nagel, Ähre
v. - durchbohren, festnageln, (mit Alkohol od. Drogen) versetzen

idioms:

• spike heel    Stöckelabsatz

2.
n. - Stachel, Spike, Nagel, Ähre

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακίδα, αιχμηρή απόληξη, καρφί, πάσσαλος, στάχυ, ανθοταξία, μακρύ νύχι αρπακτικού, κέρατο ζώου, (ηλεκτρ.) αιχμή (στιγμιαία άνοδος) τάσης, (μτφ.) αιχμή, μπηχτή, (Βρετ., αργκό) φτηνή πανσιόν, κυρίως για άστεγους, (στον πληθ.) αθλητικά παπούτσια με καρφιά
v. - καρφώνω, διατρυπώ, ανατρέπω, αχρηστεύω (σχέδια κ.λπ.), (καθομ.) προσθέτω αλκοόλ σε ποτό

idioms:

• spike heel    μυτερό τακούνι γυναικείου υποδήματος

Italiano (Italian)
spiga, punzone, inchiodare

idioms:

• spike heel    tacchi a punta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espigão (m), prego grande (m), grampo (m)
v. - furar, espetar

idioms:

• spike heel    salto alto fino

Русский (Russian)
острый выступ, шип, наколка (для накалывания бумаг), беговые туфли, штырь, спица, прокалывать, колос, комната для ночлега, снабжать шипами, закреплять (гвоздями), забивать (гвоздь), устранять, отвергнуть, колоситься, ревностный приверженец высокой церкви

idioms:

• spike heel    высокий тонкий каблук

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - punta, pincho, estaca
v. tr. - clavar, atravesar, frustrar

idioms:

• spike heel    tacón de aguja

2.
n. - espiga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spets, tagg, spik, nagel, ax, dubb, brännspets
v. - spika, genomborra, förnagla, omintetgöra, spetsa (hälla sprit i)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 墙头钉, 大钉, 尖铁, 道钉, 以大钉钉牢, 阻止, 使失效

idioms:

• spike heel    女子皮鞋上的高后跟

2. 穗, 穗状花序

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 穗, 穗狀花序

2.
n. - 牆頭釘, 大釘, 尖鐵, 道釘
v. tr. - 以大釘釘牢, 阻止, 使失效

idioms:

• spike heel    女子皮鞋上的高後跟

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 긴 못, (대포의) 화문전, 주사 바늘
v. tr. - 대 못으로 고정시키다, ~을 무효로 하다, (야구따위에서) 스파이크로 상처를 내다

2.
n. - 이삭, 수상꽃차례

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 長くぎ, とがりくぎ, スパイク, スパイクシューズ, 穂
v. - 長くぎで打ち付ける, スパイクを打つ, スパイクで傷付ける, 強い酒を加える

idioms:

• spike heel    スパイクヒール
• spike his guns    裏をかく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قضيب معدني مدبب, مسمار, نوع نبات (فعل) ثبت بمسامير, أضاف مخدرا الى مشروب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יתד, מסמר, דרבן, דקר, חוד, חדוד, נקודת-תפנית (בגרף)‬
v. tr. - ‮תקע יתדות, סמרר, סיכל, תקע, מהל במשקה חריף‬
n. - ‮אזוביון משובל (פרח), שיבולת‬

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