Definition of strike

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Strike (v. t.) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep..

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Aberration :: Aberration (n.) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B..
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.
Peck :: Peck (v.) To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree..
Sound :: Sound (v. i.) To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past participle.
Clash :: Clash (v. t.) To strike noisily against or together.
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me..
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)..
Stricken :: Stricken (n.) Worn out; far gone; advanced. See Strike, v. t., 21..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.
Cancel :: Cancel (v. i.) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type..
Tip :: Tip (v. t.) To strike slightly; to tap.
Snap :: Snap (n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet..
Chap :: Chap (v. t.) To strike; to beat.
Impinge :: Impinge (v. t.) To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.
Flabbergast :: Flabbergast (v. t.) To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements..
Incute :: Incute (v. t.) To strike or stamp in.
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..
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