strike
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～ smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure"
strike
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～ indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
strike
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～ have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"; "he was dumb-struck by the news"; "her comments struck a sour note"
strike a blow
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～ affect adversely; "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws"
strike
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～ arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"
strike out
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～ remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
strike hard
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～ deliver a sharp blow or push; "He knocked the glass clear across the room"
strike
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～ drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
strike a chord
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～ evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord"
strike
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～ cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
strike a note
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～ refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!"
strike
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～ attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"
strike
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～ remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
strike out
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～ put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
strike
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～ produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"
strike out
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～ make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body
strike
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～ form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
strike
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～ stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"
strike
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～ cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
strike a chord
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～ refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!"