Definition of strike

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Strike (v. i.) To break forth; to commence suddenly; -- with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run..

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Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money..
Percutient :: Percutient (n.) That which strikes, or has power to strike..
Pull :: Pull (v. t.) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8..
Billiards :: Billiards (n.) A game played with ivory balls o a cloth-covered, rectangular table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel his ball with his cue so that it shall either strike (carom upon) two other balls, or drive another ball into one of the pockets with which the table sometimes is furnished..
Strook :: Strook () imp. of Strike.
Strike :: Strike (n.) The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars..
Harpoon :: Harpoon (v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top..
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..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night..
English :: English (v. t.) To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion..
Cancel :: Cancel (v. i.) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type..
Pulsator :: Pulsator (n.) A beater; a striker.
Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one..
Dab :: Dab (v. i.) To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber..
Strike :: 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..
Shock :: Shock (v.) To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence..
Sabre :: Sabre (v. t.) To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber..
Bell :: Bell (n.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.
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