Definition of strike

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Strike (v. t.) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep..

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Fancy :: Fancy (n.) Inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason; as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of inclination or liking..
Batten :: Batten (v. t.) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof..
Bat :: Bat (v. t.) To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
Bang :: Bang (v. t.) To beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it..
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..
Jerk :: Jerk (v. t.) To beat; to strike.
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..
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows..
Picker :: Picker (n.) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp..
Tick :: Tick (v. i.) To strike gently; to pat.
"""glance " :: Glance (v. i.) To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside. Your arrow hath glanced..
Pash :: Pash (v. t.) To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash in pieces.
Overreach :: Overreach (v. i.) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
Quill :: Quill (n.) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
Fist :: Fist (v. t.) To strike with the fist.
Heartstrike :: Heartstrike (v. t.) To affect at heart; to shock.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars..
Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one..
Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum..
Crease :: Crease (n.) One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker.
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