To touch or hit with some
force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a
blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or
missile.
To come in collision with; to strike
against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the
boat amidships; the ship struck a reef.
To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a
blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin;
as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the
mint.
To thrust in; to cause to enter or
penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots
deep.
To punish; to afflict; to smite.
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.
To lower; to let or take down; to remove;
as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in
token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to
strike a tent; to strike the centering of an
arch.
To make a sudden impression upon, as by a
blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to
strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with
wonder, alarm, dread, or horror.
To affect in some particular manner by a
sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me
favorably; to strike one dead or blind.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or
suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
To cause to ignite; as, to strike a
match.
To make and ratify; as, to strike a
bargain.
To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to
strike money.
To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or
the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the
level of the top.
To cut off, as a mortar
joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight
angle.
To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as,
my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the
trail.
To borrow money of; to make a demand upon;
as, he struck a friend for five dollars.
To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.
To stroke or pass lightly; to
wave.
To advance; to cause to go forward; --
used only in past participle.
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