Definition of strike

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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..

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Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons..
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me..
Reckon :: Reckon (v. i.) To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones..
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 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..
Horrify :: Horrify (v. t.) To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders..
Gird :: Gird (v.) To strike; to smite.
Slash :: Slash (v. i.) To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly..
Squabash :: Squab (v. i.) To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke..
Clash :: Clash (v. t.) To strike noisily against or together.
Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail..
Strike :: Strike (n.) A puddler's stirrer.
Thump :: Thump (v. i.) To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound.
Tip :: Tip (v. t.) To strike slightly; to tap.
Clap :: Clap (v. i.) To strike the hands together in applause.
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to indicate the hour.
Percuss :: Percuss (v. i.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To make an attack; to aim a blow.
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)..
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