Definition of strike

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Strike (v. t.) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march..

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Hammer-less :: Hammer-less (a.) Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch..
Expunge :: Expunge (v. t.) To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense..
Bob :: Bob (n.) To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap..
Ten-strike :: Ten-strike (n.) Any quick, decisive stroke or act..
"""glance " :: Glance (v. i.) To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside. Your arrow hath glanced..
Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout..
Clock :: Clock (n.) A watch, esp. one that strikes..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
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..
Bounce :: Bounce (v. i.) To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly..
Reckon :: Reckon (v. i.) To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.
Chop :: Chop (v. i.) To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail..
Strike :: 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..
Percuss :: Percuss (v. i.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3..
Hemautography :: Hemautography (n.) The obtaining of a curve similar to a pulse curve or sphygmogram by allowing the blood from a divided artery to strike against a piece of paper.
Collide :: Collide (v. t.) To strike or dash against.
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To break forth; to commence suddenly; -- with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run..
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast..
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