Definition of strike

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Strike (v. t.) To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile..

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Crease :: Crease (n.) One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker.
Strike :: Strike (n.) Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality..
Striker :: Striker (n.) A harpoon; also, a harpooner..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields..
Pound :: Pound (v. i.) To strike heavy blows; to beat.
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones..
Chap :: Chap (v. i.) To strike; to knock; to rap.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep..
Trippet :: Trippet (n.) A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece repeatedly..
Batten :: Batten (v. t.) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To strike with a long stroke.
Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Snap :: Snap (n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound..
Jerk :: Jerk (v. t.) To beat; to strike.
Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; as, to strike one dumb..
Peck :: Peck (v.) To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree..
Clapper :: Clapper (n.) That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell..
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons..
Lash :: Lash (v. i.) To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
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