Definition of strike

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Strike (v. i.) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.

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Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields..
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..
Tip :: Tip (v. t.) To strike slightly; to tap.
Wash :: Wash (n.) Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters..
Bill :: Bill (v. i.) To strike; to peck.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep..
Trippet :: Trippet (n.) A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece repeatedly..
Bell :: Bell (n.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings..
Stumble :: Stumble (v. i.) To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step..
Hammer-less :: Hammer-less (a.) Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch..
Dash :: Dash (v. i.) To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks..
Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To come or act with violence; to dash or fall with force; to strike anything, as, rain, wind, and waves do..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout..
Thump :: Thump (v. t.) To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound..
Launch :: Launch (v. i.) To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters.
Floor :: Floor (v. t.) To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent..
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..
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