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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Strike \Strike\, v. t. [imp. Struck; p. p. Struck,
Stricken(Stroock, Strucken, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Striking. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than
stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS.
str[imac]can to go, proceed, akin to D. strijken to rub,
stroke, strike, to move, go, G. streichen, OHG.
str[imac]hhan, L. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to
strip off (but perhaps not to L. stringere in sense to draw
tight), striga a row, a furrow. Cf. Streak, Stroke.]
1. 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.
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He at Philippi kept
His sword e'en like a dancer; while I struck
The lean and wrinkled Cassius. --Shak.
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2. To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet
struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship
struck a reef.
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3. To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a
force to; to dash; to cast.
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They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the
two sideposts. --Ex. xii. 7.
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Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.
--Byron.
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4. To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike
coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
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5. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in
the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
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6. To punish; to afflict; to smite.
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To punish the just is not good, nor strike princes
for equity. --Prov. xvii.
26.
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7. 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.
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8. 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.
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9. 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.
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Nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the
first view. --Atterbury.
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They please as beauties, here as wonders strike.
--Pope.
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10. 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.
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How often has stricken you dumb with his irony!
--Landor.
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11. To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a
stroke; as, to strike a light.
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Waving wide her myrtle wand,
She strikes a universal peace through sea and land.
--Milton.
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12. To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
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13. To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
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Note: Probably borrowed from the L. foedus ferrire, to strike
a compact, so called because an animal was struck and
killed as a sacrifice on such occasions.
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14. To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.
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15. 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.
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16. (Masonry) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the
face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
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17. To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a
strange word; they soon struck the trail.
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18. To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck
a friend for five dollars. [Slang]
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19. To lade into a cooler, as a liquor. --B. Edwards.
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20. To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
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Behold, I thought, He will . . . strike his hand
over the place, and recover the leper. --2 Kings v.
11.
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21. To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past
participle. "Well struck in years." --Shak.
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To strike an attitude, To strike a balance. See under
Attitude, and Balance.

To strike a jury (Law), to constitute a special jury
ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain
number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to
reduce it to the number of persons required by law.
--Burrill.

To strike a lead.
(a) (Mining) To find a vein of ore.
(b) Fig.: To find a way to fortune. [Colloq.]

To strike a ledger or To strike an account, to balance
it.

To strike hands with.
(a) To shake hands with. --Halliwell.
(b) To make a compact or agreement with; to agree with.

To strike off.
(a) To erase from an account; to deduct; as, to strike
off the interest of a debt.
(b) (Print.) To impress; to print; as, to strike off a
thousand copies of a book.
(c) To separate by a blow or any sudden action; as, to
strike off what is superfluous or corrupt.

To strike oil, to find petroleum when boring for it;
figuratively, to make a lucky hit financially. [Slang,
U.S.]

To strike one luck, to shake hands with one and wish good
luck. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

To strike out.
(a) To produce by collision; to force out, as, to strike
out sparks with steel.
(b) To blot out; to efface; to erase. "To methodize is as
necessary as to strike out." --Pope.
(c) To form by a quick effort; to devise; to invent; to
contrive, as, to strike out a new plan of finance.
(d) (Baseball) To cause a player to strike out; -- said
of the pitcher. See To strike out, under Strike,
v. i.

To strike sail. See under Sail.

To strike up.
(a) To cause to sound; to begin to beat. "Strike up the
drums." --Shak.
(b) To begin to sing or play; as, to strike up a tune.
(c) To raise (as sheet metal), in making diahes, pans,
etc., by blows or pressure in a die.

To strike work, to quit work; to go on a strike.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Striking \Strik"ing\,
a. & n. from Strike, v.
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Striking distance, the distance through which an object can
be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is
effective when directed to a particular object.

Striking plate.
(a) The plate against which the latch of a door lock strikes
as the door is closed.
(b) A part of the centering of an arch, which is driven back
to loosen the centering in striking it.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Striking \Strik"ing\, a.
Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible;
impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or
image; a striking resemblance. "A striking fact." --De
Quincey. -- Strik"ing*ly, adv. -- Strik"ing*ness, n.
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WordNet Striking
adj 1: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a
dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular
display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular
play"; "his striking good looks always created a
sensation" [syn: dramatic, spectacular]
2: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an
outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by
anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own
freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of
the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in
prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the
statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance
between parent and child" [syn: outstanding, prominent,
salient, spectacular]
n 1: the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact
with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn: contact,
impinging]
2: the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated
hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she
finally got a hit" [syn: hit, hitting]

Moby Dictionary
abbreviation , abridgment , acid , agitating , amazing , appalling ,
armipotent , arrant , arresting , astonishing , astounding ,
authoritative , awe-inspiring , awesome , beguiling , bewildering ,
biting , blatant , blue-penciling , bold , bowdlerization ,
breathtaking , cancellation , celebrated , censoring , censorship ,
charged , cliff-hanging , cogent , coinage , coining , compelling ,
conspicuous , corrosive , counterfeiting , cutting , deletion ,
disquieting , distinguished , distracting , disturbing , driving ,
dynamic , editing , effective , egregious , electric , eminent ,
energetic , enigmatic , erasure , esteemed , estimable , exceptional ,
exciting , exhilarating , expurgation , extraordinary , fabulous ,
fantastic , fascinating , flagrant , forceful , forcible , forgery ,
formidable , galvanic , glaring , great , gutsy , hanging out , heady ,
heart-expanding , heart-stirring , heart-swelling , heart-thrilling ,
high-potency , high-powered , high-pressure , high-tension ,
imperative , imposing , impressive , in force , in power , in relief ,
in the foreground , incisive , incomprehensible , inconceivable ,
incredible , inflammatory , intoxicating , irresistible , jarring ,
jolting , maddening , magnificent , marked , marvelous , memorable ,
mighty , mighty in battle , mind-blowing , mintage , miraculous ,
mordant , moving , nervous , noble , notable , noteworthy , noticeable ,
notorious , obtrusive , of mark , omission , operative , ostensible ,
outlandish , outstanding , overcoming , overmastering , overpowering ,
overwhelming , passing strange , penetrating , perturbing , phenomenal ,
piercing , piquant , poignant , potent , powerful , prepotent ,
prestigious , prodigious , prominent , pronounced , provocative ,
provoking , puissant , punchy , puzzling , rare , ravishing , remarkable ,
rememberable , reputable , ripping , ruling , salient , sensational ,
showy , signal , sinewed , sinewy , slashing , smashing , soul-stirring ,
special , spirit-stirring , splendid , stamping , staring ,
stark-staring , sticking out , stimulating , stimulative , stirring ,
strange , strong , stunning , stupendous , superb , superior ,
suspenseful , suspensive , tantalizing , telling , thrilling , thrilly ,
top-hole , topping , trenchant , troubling , uncommon , unforgettable ,
unheard-of , unimaginable , unique , unprecedented , unsettling ,
unusual , upsetting , valid , vigorous , vital , wonderful , wondrous