Definition of strike

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Strike (n.) An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle..

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Pound :: Pound (v. t.) To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
Chap :: Chap (v. i.) To strike; to knock; to rap.
Smite :: Smite (v. i.) To strike; to collide; to beat.
Bang :: Bang (v. t.) To beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it..
Sabre :: Sabre (v. t.) To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars..
Martingal :: Martingal (n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) To strike.
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..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle..
Striker :: Striker (n.) One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge..
Percuss :: Percuss (v. i.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3..
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..
Diverberate :: Diverberate (v. t.) To strike or sound through.
Harpoon :: Harpoon (n.) A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun..
Clout :: Clout (n.) To give a blow to; to strike.
Justle :: Justle (v. i.) To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle.
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..
Picker :: Picker (n.) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp..
Missile :: Missile (a.) Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a distance..
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