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Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind..

Dash :: Dash (v. i.) To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks..

Floor :: Floor (v. t.) To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent..

Bowl :: Bowl (v. t.) To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

Thwack :: Thwack (v. t.) To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump..

Water Hammer :: Water hammer () A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like that of a hammer..

Swipe :: Swipe (v. t.) To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball..

Point-blank :: Point-blank (n.) With artillery, the point where the projectile first strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands, the axis of the piece being horizontal..

Strike :: Strike (n.) The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer..

Rap :: Rap (v. t.) To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

Ten-strike :: Ten-strike (n.) A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of the ball.

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..

Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.

Cancel :: Cancel (v. i.) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type..

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To lade into a cooler, as a liquor..

Minute-jack :: Minute-jack (n.) A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house.

Bob :: Bob (n.) To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap..

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail..

Percuss :: Percuss (v. i.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3..

Striker :: Striker (n.) One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge..

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