Definition of strike

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Strike (v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages..

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Expunge :: Expunge (v. t.) To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences..
Fillip :: Fillip (v. t.) To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger..
Harpoon :: Harpoon (v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon..
Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..
Strike :: Strike (n.) The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer..
Gnash :: Gnash (v. t.) To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth..
Snap :: Snap (n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound..
Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table..
Dab :: Dab (v. i.) To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber..
Hitter :: Hitter (n.) One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter..
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..
Pick :: Pick (v.) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin..
Tap :: Tap (v. t.) To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane..
Pash :: Pash (v. t.) To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash in pieces.
Expunge :: Expunge (v. t.) To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense..
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons..
Transverberate :: Transverberate (v. t.) To beat or strike through.
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter..
Stramash :: Stramash (v. t.) To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy..
Conflict :: Conflict (v. i.) To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide.
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