EGAVE

strike

About 26.63 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
    Please strike the last sentence.
  2. verb To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow. To hit.
    Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.
  3. verb To hit.
    Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.
  4. verb To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
  5. verb To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
    A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
  6. verb To manufacture, as by stamping.
    We will strike a medal in your honour.
  7. verb To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground.
    The ship struck in the night.
  8. verb To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
    The clock struck twelve. The drums strike up a march.

Similar words

discover mint impress light upon move shine excise coin come upon happen upon

Often followed by

the a in of at and out was against

Word family

stricken strikes striking struck

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