Definition of strike

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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..

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Striking :: Striker (n.) A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought..
Snap :: Snap (n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound..
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object..
Slam :: Slam (v. t.) To strike down; to slaughter.
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming..
Clang :: Clang (v. t.) To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past participle.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain..
Striker :: Striker (n.) A harpoon; also, a harpooner..
Outstrike :: Outstrike (v. t.) To strike out; to strike faster than.
Hammer :: Hammer (v. i.) To strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively..
Clout :: Clout (n.) To give a blow to; to strike.
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..
Splash :: Splash (v. t.) To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash..
Overstrike :: Overstrike (v. t.) To strike beyond.
Switch :: Switch (v. t.) To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
Hit :: Hit (v. i.) To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on.
Harpoon :: Harpoon (v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon..
Kick :: Kick (v. t.) To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog..
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