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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Verberate :: Verberate (v. t.) To beat; to strike.
Outer :: Outer (n.) A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To lade into a cooler, as a liquor..
Awe :: Awe (v. t.) To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
Transverberate :: Transverberate (v. t.) To beat or strike through.
Striped :: Stripe (v. t.) To strike; to lash.
Overstrike :: Overstrike (v. t.) To strike beyond.
Thwack :: Thwack (v. t.) To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump..
Pound :: Pound (v. t.) To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
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..
Strake :: Strake () imp. of Strike.
Dumfound :: Dumfound (v. t.) To strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment.
Breastwheel :: Breastwheel (n.) A water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight..
Horrify :: Horrify (v. t.) To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders..
Clash :: Clash (v. t.) To strike noisily against or together.
Peck :: Peck (v.) Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light..
Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..
Foot :: Foot (v. t.) The size or strike with the talon.
At :: At (prep.) Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one..
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