Definition of strike

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Strike (v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef..

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Lash :: Lash (v. i.) To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
Jerk :: Jerk (v. t.) To beat; to strike.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail..
Bob :: Bob (n.) To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap..
Flog :: Flog (v. t.) To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.
Douse :: Douse (v. t.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail..
Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on..
Nick :: Nick (v. t.) To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time..
Sarmentose :: Sarmentose (a.) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves at the joints where it strikes root; as, a sarmentose stem..
Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
Swipper :: Swiple (n.) That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel.
Verberate :: Verberate (v. t.) To beat; to strike.
Transverberate :: Transverberate (v. t.) To beat or strike through.
Hit :: Hit (v. t.) To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at)..
Interfere :: Interfere (v. i.) To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes..
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock..
Breastwheel :: Breastwheel (n.) A water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
Knap :: Knap (v. t.) To strike smartly; to rap; to snap.
Slat :: Slat (v. t.) To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
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