English Dictionary

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.
Source : opted (150669)  - auto

To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef.
Source : opted (150670)  - auto

To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
Source : opted (150671)  - auto

To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
Source : opted (150672)  - auto

To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
Source : opted (150673)  - auto

To punish; to afflict; to smite.
Source : opted (150674)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (150675)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (150676)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (150677)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (150678)  - auto