strike lightly
1Strike — 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[=i]can to go, proceed,… …
2strike — ► VERB (past and past part. struck) 1) deliver a blow to. 2) come into forcible contact with. 3) (in sport) hit or kick (a ball) so as to score a run, point, or goal. 4) ignite (a match) by rubbing it briskly against an abrasive surface. 5) (of a …
3strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ …
4strike — I. verb (struck; struck; also stricken; striking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strīcan to stroke, go; akin to Old High German strīhhan to stroke, Latin stringere to touch lightly, striga, stria furrow Date: before 12th century… …
5Strike the Gold — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Strike The Gold caption = sire = Alydar grandsire = Raise a Native dam = Majestic Gold damsire = Hatchet Man sex = Stallion foaled = 1988 country = United States colour = Chestnut breeder = Calumet Farm… …
6strike — verb (past and past participle struck strʌk) 1》 deliver a blow to. ↘accidentally hit (a part of one s body) against something. ↘come into forcible contact with. ↘(in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball). ↘ignite (a match) by… …
7strike — {{11}}strike (n.) concentrated cessation of work by a body of employees, 1810, from verb meaning refuse to work to force an employer to meet demands (1768), from STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.). Perhaps from notion of striking or downing one s tools, or …
8strike — [OE] Strike comes from a prehistoric Germanic base which denoted ‘touch lightly’ – a sense which survived into English (‘That good horse blessed he then, and lovingly struck its mane’, Sir Ferumbras 1380). The more violent modern sense ‘hit hard’ …
9strike — [OE] Strike comes from a prehistoric Germanic base which denoted ‘touch lightly’ – a sense which survived into English (‘That good horse blessed he then, and lovingly struck its mane’, Sir Ferumbras 1380). The more violent modern sense ‘hit hard’ …
10To strike a balance — 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[=i]can to go,… …
