strike

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To delete or cross out

   To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.

   • Please strike the last sentence.
2. 2

   To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

   • Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose.  A bullet struck him.  The ship struck a reef.
   • […]he at Philippi kept / His ſword e’ne like a dancer, while I ſtrooke / The leane and wrinkled Caſſius,[…]
   • The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work.
3. 3

   To thrust in

   To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.

   • A tree strikes its roots deep.
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   1. 4

      To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.

      • The blowflies come in March, but if a man shears then the flies don’t bother much. The flies strike young lambs, but then the lambing could be regulated.
   2. 5

      To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.

      • Alſo to puniſh the iuſt is not good, nor to ſtrike princes for equitie.
   3. 6

      To touch

      To touch; to act by appulse.

      • Let us conſider the red and white colours in Porphyre: Hinder light, but from ſtriking on it, and its Colours vaniſh[…].
   4. 7

      To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.

      • Of course, almost any fool could strike a fish if it lay quiet in very shallow water.
   5. 8

      To take down, especially in the following contexts.

   6. 9

      To set off on a walk or trip.

      • They struck off along the river.
   7. 10

      To pass with a quick or strong effect

      To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.

      • Til a dart ſtrike through his liuer,[…]
   8. 11

      To break forth

      To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.

      • to strike into reputation;  to strike into a run
   9. 12

      To become attached to something

      To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.

   10. 13

       To make and ratify

       To make and ratify; to reach; to find.

       • to strike a bargain, deal or agreement
       • to strike a compromise
       • to strike a pact
   11. 14

       To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially…

       To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.

       • to strike gold
       • Howard Franklin and Henry Madison strike gold on the Fortymile River...
   12. 15

       To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what…

       To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.

   13. 16

       To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight…

       To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.

   14. 17

       To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.

       • My eye struck a strange word in the text.  They soon struck the trail.
   15. 18

       To lade thickened sugar cane juice from a teache into a cooler.

       • In the teache the subject is still further evaporated, till it is judged sufficiently boiled to be removed from the fire. This operation is usually called striking; (i.e.) lading the liquor, now exceedingly thick, into the cooler.
   16. 19

       To stroke or pass lightly

       To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.

       • […]Beholde, I thought, He will[…]ſtrike his hand ouer the place, and recouer the leper.
   17. 20

       To advance

       To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.

       • […]Well ſtrooke in yeares,[…]
   18. 21

       To balance (a ledger or account).

   19. 22

       To become saturated with salt.

   20. 23

       To run, or fade in colour.

   21. 24

       To do menial work for an officer.

   22. 25

       A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch…

       A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.

       • It was then I knew I had made my third mistake. Yes, three strikes right across the plate, and as I hollered "Honey, please wait" she was gone.
   23. 26

       The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.

   24. 27

       A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

   25. 28

       A blow or application of physical force against something.

       • Thus hand strikes now include single knuckle strikes, knife hand strikes, finger strikes, ridge hand strikes etc., and leg strikes include front kicks, knee strikes, axe kicks,[…]
       • […] and they could hear the rough sound, could hear too the first strikes of rain as though called down by the music.
   26. 29

       An attack, not necessarily physical.

       • air strike; first strike
   27. 30

       In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to…

       In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.

   28. 31

       An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.

       • The sum is also used for the quarter, and the strike for the bushel.
   29. 32

       The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.

       • The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike.
   30. 33

       The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.

   31. 34

       The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of…

       The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.

   32. 35

       An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping…

       An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.

   33. 36

       Fullness of measure

       Fullness of measure; the whole amount produced at one time.

       • a strike of malt; a strike of coin
   34. 37

       Excellence

       Excellence; quality.

   35. 38

       An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.

   36. 39

       A puddler's stirrer.

   37. 40

       The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury

       The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.

   38. 41

       The discovery of a source of something.

   39. 42

       The strike plate of a door.

   40. 43

       A nibble on the bait by a fish.

       • I must admit that my focus was divided, which limited my fishing success. I made a few casts, then arranged my inanimate subjects and took photos. When my indicator went down on my first strike, I cleanly missed the hook up.
   41. 44

       A cancellation postmark.

   42. 45

       An imperfect matrix for type.

   43. 46

       A surname.

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