Definition of strike

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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..

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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..
Striker :: Strike (n.) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To strike.
Bump :: Bump (v. t.) To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match..
Swipper :: Swiple (n.) That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel.
Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; as, to strike one dumb..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To make an attack; to aim a blow.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light..
Affrap :: Affrap (v. t. & i.) To strike, or strike down..
Hammer :: Hammer (v. i.) To strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively..
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..
Slugger :: Slugger (n.) One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter..
Wide :: Wide (adv.) So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray..
Spank :: Spank (v. t.) To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap..
Pickaxe :: Pickaxe (n.) A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To strike with a long stroke.
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock..
Tick :: Tick (v. i.) To strike gently; to pat.
Wash :: Wash (n.) Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters..
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