strike

Definitions

• (transitive) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
• (physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
• (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
• (personal) To have a sharp or severe effect.
• To touch; to act by appulse.
• (transitive) To take down, especially in the following contexts.
• (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
• (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
• (dated) To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
• (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
• To make and ratify.
• To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
• (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
• To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
• (sugar-making) To lade thickened sugar cane juice from a teache into a cooler.
• To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
• (obsolete) To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
• To balance (a ledger or account).