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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Flint :: Flint (n.) A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with a conchoidal fracture and sharp edge. It is very hard, and strikes fire with steel..
Smite :: Smite (v. i.) To strike; to collide; to beat.
Dub :: Dub (v. t.) To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab;.
Chime :: Chime (v. i.) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony..
Dash :: Dash (v. i.) To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks..
Peck :: Peck (v.) To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree..
Transverberate :: Transverberate (v. t.) To beat or strike through.
Dab :: Dab (v. i.) To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber..
Hit :: Hit (v. i.) To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on.
Shock :: Shock (v.) To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence..
Ding :: Ding (v. i.) To strike; to thump; to pound.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To strike with a long stroke.
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons..
Heeler :: Heeler (n.) A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
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..
Pull :: Pull (v. t.) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8..
Cuff :: Cuff (v. t.) To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap..
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..
Thwack :: Thwack (v. t.) To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump..
Pelt :: Pelt (v. t.) To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail..
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