Definition of strike

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Strike (v. i.) To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock..

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Dub :: Dub (v. t.) To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab;.
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows..
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..
Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..
Whop :: Whop (v. t.) To beat or strike.
Strake :: Strake () imp. of Strike.
Thunderstrike :: Thunderstrike (v. t.) To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle..
Sarmentose :: Sarmentose (a.) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves at the joints where it strikes root; as, a sarmentose stem..
Heeler :: Heeler (n.) A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
Overreach :: Overreach (v. i.) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
Strike :: Strike (n.) The act of striking.
Point-blank :: Point-blank (n.) With artillery, the point where the projectile first strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands, the axis of the piece being horizontal..
Splash :: Splash (v. i.) To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter..
Ground :: Ground (v. i.) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar..
Knoll :: Knoll (v. t.) To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or summon, by ringing..
Collide :: Collide (v. t.) To strike or dash against.
Bill :: Bill (v. i.) To strike; to peck.
Gird :: Gird (v.) To strike; to smite.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march..
Pat :: Pat (v. t.) To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog..
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