Definition of strike

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Strike (v. i.) To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy..

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Bottom :: Bottom (v. i.) To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of a cylinder..
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..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
Hit :: Hit (v. i.) To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on.
Hammer :: Hammer (v. i.) To strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively..
Snob :: Snob (n.) A workman who accepts lower than the usual wages, or who refuses to strike when his fellows do; a rat; a knobstick..
Striker :: Striker (n.) A wencher; a lewd man.
Ram :: Ram (n.) The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like..
Dash :: Dash (v. i.) To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks..
Counterbuff :: Counterbuff (v. t.) To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
Whack :: Whack (v. i.) To strike anything with a smart blow.
Gnash :: Gnash (v. t.) To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth..
Awe :: Awe (v. t.) To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
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..
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.
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..
Set :: Set (v. i.) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom)..
Knock :: Knock (v. i.) To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another..
Stump :: Stump (v. t.) To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub..
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