Definition of strike

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Strike (v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages..

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Ghast :: Ghast (a.) To strike aghast; to affright.
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..
Ratten :: Ratten (v. t.) To deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's employment (as by breaking or stealing them), for the purpose of annoying; as, to ratten a mechanic who works during a strike..
Slam :: Slam (v. t.) To strike down; to slaughter.
Unseason :: Unseason (v. t.) To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably or unfavorably.
Hit :: Hit (v. i.) To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on.
Pulsator :: Pulsator (n.) A beater; a striker.
Strike :: Strike (n.) A puddler's stirrer.
Bob :: Bob (n.) To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap..
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones..
Strike :: 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..
Din :: Din (n.) To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to din the ears with cries..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match..
Pat :: Pat (v. t.) To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog..
Tap :: Tap (v. t.) To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane..
Justle :: Justle (v. i.) To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle.
Yerk :: Yerk (v. t.) To strike or lash with a whip.
Percuss :: Percuss (v. i.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3..
Pose :: Pose (v. i.) To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude..
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..
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