Definition of strike

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Strike (v. t.) To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch..

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Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint..
Reach :: Reach (v. t.) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear..
Batten :: Batten (v. t.) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof..
Missile :: Missile (a.) Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a distance..
Astonish :: Astonish (v. t.) To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion..
Conflict :: Conflict (v. i.) To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
Whack :: Whack (v. i.) To strike anything with a smart blow.
Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
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..
Expunge :: Expunge (v. t.) To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense..
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..
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..
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons..
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming..
Pulsator :: Pulsator (n.) A beater; a striker.
Firk :: Firk (v. t.) To beat; to strike; to chastise.
Bowl :: Bowl (v. t.) To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
Unseason :: Unseason (v. t.) To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably or unfavorably.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings..
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