Strike

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

Strike, v. t. [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. strīcan to go, proceed, akin to D. strijken to rub, stroke, strike, to move, go, G. streichen, OHG. strīhhan, L. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to strip off (but perhaps not to L. stringere in sense to draw tight), striga a row, a furrow. Cf. Streak, Stroke.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "He at Philippi kept
  His sword e'en like a dancer; while I struck
  The lean and wrinkled Cassius."  [1913 Webster]
•  To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef.  [1913 Webster]
•  To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.  [1913 Webster]

  "They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two sideposts."  [1913 Webster]

  "Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow."  [1913 Webster]
•  To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.  [1913 Webster]
•  To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.  [1913 Webster]
•  To punish; to afflict; to smite.  [1913 Webster]

  "To punish the just is not good, nor strike princes for equity."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the first view."  [1913 Webster]

  "They please as beauties, here as wonders strike."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "How often has stricken you dumb with his irony!"  [1913 Webster]
•  To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.  [1913 Webster]

  "Waving wide her myrtle wand,
  She strikes a universal peace through sea and land."  [1913 Webster]
•  To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.  [1913 Webster]
•  To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.  [1913 Webster]

  " Probably borrowed from the L. fœdus ferrire, to strike a compact, so called because an animal was struck and killed as a sacrifice on such occasions."  [1913 Webster]
•  To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.  [1913 Webster]
•  To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top.  [1913 Webster]
•  To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.  [1913 Webster]
•  To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail.  [1913 Webster]
•  To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars.  [1913 Webster]
•  To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.  B. Edwards.  [1913 Webster]
•  To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.  [1913 Webster]

  "Behold, I thought, He will . . . strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper."  [1913 Webster]
•  To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past participle.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

To strike an attitude, To strike a balance. See under Attitude, and Balance. -- To strike a jury (Law), to constitute a special jury ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to reduce it to the number of persons required by law. Burrill. -- To strike a lead. (a) (Mining) To find a vein of ore. (b) Fig.: To find a way to fortune. [Colloq.] -- To strike a ledger or To strike an account, to balance it. -- To strike hands with. (a) To shake hands with. Halliwell. (b) To make a compact or agreement with; to agree with. -- To strike off. (a) To erase from an account; to deduct; as, to strike off the interest of a debt. (b) (Print.) To impress; to print; as, to strike off a thousand copies of a book.<-- = to run off? [copies] --> (c) To separate by a blow or any sudden action; as, to strike off what is superfluous or corrupt. -- To strike oil, to find petroleum when boring for it; figuratively, to make a lucky hit financially. [Slang, U.S.] -- To strike one luck, to shake hands with one and wish good luck. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. -- To strike out. (a) To produce by collision; to force out, as, to strike out sparks with steel. (b) To blot out; to efface; to erase. “To methodize is as necessary as to strike out.” Pope. (c) To form by a quick effort; to devise; to invent; to contrive, as, to strike out a new plan of finance. (d) (Baseball) To cause a player to strike out; -- said of the pitcher. See To strike out, under Strike, v. i. -- To strike sail. See under Sail. -- To strike up. (a) To cause to sound; to begin to beat. “Strike up the drums.” Shak. (b) To begin to sing or play; as, to strike up a tune. (c) To raise (as sheet metal), in making diahes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die. -- To strike work, to quit work; to go on a strike.

Strike, v. i. 

•  To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields.  [1913 Webster]

  "A mouse . . . struck forth sternly [bodily]."  [1913 Webster]
•  To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.  [1913 Webster]

  "And fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand,
  With which he stroke so furious and so fell."  [1913 Webster]

  "Strike now, or else the iron cools."  [1913 Webster]
•  To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.  [1913 Webster]
•  To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes.  [1913 Webster]

  "A deep sound strikes like a rising knell."  [1913 Webster]
•  To make an attack; to aim a blow.  [1913 Webster]

  "A puny subject strikes
  At thy great glory."  [1913 Webster]

  "Struck for throne, and striking found his doom."  [1913 Webster]
•  To touch; to act by appulse.  [1913 Webster]

  "Hinder light but from striking on it [porphyry], and its colors vanish."  [1913 Webster]
•  To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night.  [1913 Webster]
•  To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.  [1913 Webster]

  "Till a dart strike through his liver."  [1913 Webster]

  "Now and then a glittering beam of wit or passion strikes through the obscurity of the poem."  [1913 Webster]
•  To break forth; to commence suddenly; -- with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run.  [1913 Webster]
•  To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy.  [1913 Webster]

  "That the English ships of war should not strike in the Danish seas."  [1913 Webster]
•  To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages.  [1913 Webster]
•  To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters.  [1913 Webster]
•  To steal money.  Nares.  [1913 Webster]

To strike at, to aim a blow at. -- To strike for, to start suddenly on a course for. -- To strike home, to give a blow which reaches its object, to strike with effect. -- To strike in. (a) To enter suddenly. (b) To disappear from the surface, with internal effects, as an eruptive disease. (c) To come in suddenly; to interpose; to interrupt. “I proposed the embassy of Constantinople for Mr. Henshaw, but my Lord Winchelsea struck in.” Evelyn. (d) To join in after another has begun,as in singing. -- To strike in with, to conform to; to suit itself to; to side with, to join with at once. “To assert this is to strike in with the known enemies of God's grace.” South. -- To strike out. (a) To start; to wander; to make a sudden excursion; as, to strike out into an irregular course of life. (b) To strike with full force. (c) (Baseball) To be put out for not hitting the ball during one's turn at the bat. -- To strike up, to commence to play as a musician; to begin to sound, as an instrument. “Whilst any trump did sound, or drum struck up.” Shak.

Strike, n. 

•  The act of striking.  [1913 Webster]
•  An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.  [1913 Webster]
•  A bushel; four pecks.  Tusser.  [1913 Webster]
•  An old measure of four bushels.  [1913 Webster]
•  Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.  [1913 Webster]

  "Three hogsheads of ale of the first strike."  [1913 Webster]
•  An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.  [1913 Webster]
•  The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, usually organized by a labor union, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer.  [1913 Webster]

  "Strikes are the insurrections of labor."  [1913 Webster]
•  A puddler's stirrer.  [1913 Webster]
•  The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip.  [1913 Webster]
•  The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing.  [1913 Webster]
•  A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  The act of leveling all the pins with the first bowl; also, the score thus made. Sometimes called double spare. Throwing a strike entitles the player to add to the score for that frame the total number of pins knocked down in the next two bowls.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  Any actual or constructive striking at the pitched ball, three of which, if the ball is not hit fairly, cause the batter to be put out; hence, any of various acts or events which are ruled as equivalent to such a striking, as failing to strike at a ball so pitched that the batter should have struck at it.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  Same as Ten-strike.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Strike block (Carp.), a plane shorter than a jointer, used for fitting a short joint. Moxon. -- Strike of flax, a handful that may be hackled at once. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. -- Strike of sugar. (Sugar Making) (a) The act of emptying the teache, or last boiler, in which the cane juice is exposed to heat, into the coolers. (b) The quantity of the sirup thus emptied at once.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Strike, v. & n.
--v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken)
1 a tr. subject to an impact. b tr. deliver (a blow) or inflict a blow on.
2 tr. come or bring sharply into contact with (the ship struck a rock).
3 tr. propel or divert with a blow (struck the ball into the pond).
4 intr. (foll. by at) try to hit.
5 tr. penetrate or cause to penetrate (struck terror into him).
6 tr. ignite (a match) or produce (sparks etc.) by rubbing.
7 tr. make (a coin) by stamping.
8 tr. produce (a musical note) by striking.
9 a tr. (also absol.) (of a clock) indicate (the time) by the sounding of a chime etc. b intr. (of time) be indicated in this way.
10 tr. a attack suddenly (was struck with sudden terror). b (of a disease) afflict.
11 tr. cause to become suddenly (was struck dumb).
12 tr. reach or achieve (strike a balance).
13 tr. agree on (a bargain).
14 tr. assume (an attitude) suddenly and dramatically.
15 tr. a discover or come across. b find (oil etc.) by drilling. c encounter (an unusual thing etc.).
16 come to the attention of or appear to (it strikes me as silly; an idea suddenly struck me).
17 a intr. (of employees) engage in a strike; cease work as a protest. b tr. US act in this way against (an employer).
18 a tr. lower or take down (a flag or tent etc.). b intr. signify surrender by striking a flag; surrender.
19 intr. take a specified direction (struck east).
20 tr. (also absol.) secure a hook in the mouth of (a fish) by jerking the tackle.
21 tr. (of a snake) wound with its fangs.
22 intr. (of oysters) attach themselves to a bed.
23 a tr. insert (the cutting of a plant) in soil to take root. b tr. (also absol.) (of a plant or cutting etc.) put forth (roots).
24 tr. level (grain etc. or the measure) in strike-measure.
25 tr. a ascertain (a balance) by deducting credit or debit from the other. b arrive at (an average, state of balance) by equalizing all items.
26 compose (a jury) esp. by allowing both sides to reject the same number.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of striking.
2 a the organized refusal by employees to work until some grievance is remedied. b a similar refusal to participate in some other expected activity.
3 a sudden find or success (a lucky strike).
4 an attack, esp. from the air.
5 Baseball a batter's unsuccessful attempt to hit a pitched ball, or another event counting equivalently against a batter.
6 the act of knocking down all the pins with the first ball in bowling.
7 horizontal direction in a geological structure.
8 a strickle.

Idiom

on strike taking part in an industrial etc. strike. strike at the root (or roots) of see ROOT(1). strike back
1 strike or attack in return.
2 (of a gas-burner) burn from an internal point before the gas has become mixed with air.
strike down
1 knock down.
2 bring low; afflict (struck down by a virus).
strike home
1 deal an effective blow.
2 have an intended effect (my words struck home).
strike in
1 intervene in a conversation etc.
2 (of a disease) attack the interior of the body from the surface. strike it rich colloq. find a source of abundance or success.
strike a light
1 produce a light by striking a match.
2 Brit. sl. an expression of surprise, disgust, etc. strike lucky have a lucky success. strike-measure measurement by passing a rod across the top of a heaped vessel to ensure that it is exactly full.
strike off
1 remove with a stroke.
2 delete (a name etc.) from a list.
3 produce (copies of a document).
strike oil
1 find petroleum by sinking a shaft.
2 attain prosperity or success.
strike out
1 hit out.
2 act vigorously.
3 delete (an item or name etc.).
4 set off or begin (struck out eastwards).
5 use the arms and legs in swimming.
6 forge or devise (a plan etc.).
7 Baseball a dismiss (a batter) by means of three strikes. b be dismissed in this way. strike pay an allowance paid to strikers by their trade union. strike through delete (a word etc.) with a stroke of one's pen.
strike up
1 start (an acquaintance, conversation, etc.) esp. casually.
2 (also absol.) begin playing (a tune etc.).
strike upon
1 have (an idea etc.) luckily occur to one.
2 (of light) illuminate. strike while the iron is hot act promptly at a good opportunity. struck on colloq. infatuated with.

Derivative

strikable adj.

Etymology

OE strican go, stroke f. WG

THESAURUS

Strike

abbreviate, abridge, administer, adopt, advance against, advance upon, affect, afflict, aggravated assault, aggression, agree on, aim, ambush, amphibious attack, arise, armed assault, arrest, arrest the thoughts, arrive at, assail, assailing, assailment, assault, assume, attack, attain, bang, bang into, banzai attack, bash, bat, batter, bear down upon, beat, beef, belabor, bell, belt, beset, biff, birch, bitch, blitz, blitzkrieg, blot out, blow it, bludgeon, blue-pencil, boggle, bonk, bop, bowdlerize, box, box the ears, boycott, boycottage, breakthrough, bring out, bringing to light, buffet, bump, bump into, bushwhack, call a strike, call in question, call it quits, cancel, cane, cannon, carom, carom into, carry, casual discovery, catch, catch the thoughts, catching, censor, challenge, chance discovery, chance upon, charge, check, checkmate, clap, clash, clip, clobber, close down, close shop, clout, club, clump, cock, coldcock, collide, come a cropper, come across, come at, come down on, come home to, come into collision, come to, come to mind, come up with, complain, complaint, compunction, conclude, concuss, confirm, confront each other, conjure up, conk, contrive, counterattack, counteroffensive, coup de main, crack, crack down on, crack up, crash, crash into, cripple, crippling attack, cross out, crown, crump, crunch, cry out against, cudgel, cuff, cut, cutoff, dash, dash into, dawn on, dawn upon one, dead set at, dead stop, deadlock, deal, deal a blow, deck, delete, deliver, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demonstration, demur, demurrer, descend on, descend upon, descent on, detection, determination, determine, determining, detonate, devise, ding, direct, disable, discharge, disclosure, discover, discovery, dismantle, display, dispute, distinguishment, diversion, diversionary attack, dream up, drive, drop, edit, edit out, eject, eliminate, encounter, end, endgame, ending, engrave, enter a protest, eradicate, erase, espial, excavation, exception, excruciate, exhumation, expostulate, expostulation, exposure, expunge, expurgate, fail, fall, fall foul of, fall on, fall upon, feign, fell, fetch, fetch a blow, final whistle, find, find out, finding, finding out, fire, fire off, flank, flank attack, flog, flop, foul, frontal attack, full stop, gang up on, gas, gas attack, get, get nowhere, get out, go at, go for, go into, go on strike, go out, goal, grab, grab one, grand slam, grievance, grievance committee, grinding halt, gun, gun for, halt, hammer, harrow, harry, have at, head-on attack, hectograph, hit, hit a clip, hit against, hit like lightning, hit the mark, hit upon, hold out, hole, hole in one, holler, home run, homer, horsewhip, howl, hunt down, hurt, hurtle, ignite, impact, impinge, implant, impress, impress forcibly, imprint, improvise, incapacitate, indignation meeting, indispose, induce, infiltrate, infiltration, inflict, influence, inspire, insurge, insurrect, invalid, invent, invention, issue, jab, job action, jump, kick, kill, knock, knock against, knock cold, knock down, knock off, knock out, lambaste, land on, lash, launch an attack, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, lay off, let fly, let have it, let off, light, light into, lightning attack, lightning war, load, locate, locating, location, lock out, lockout, lucky strike, mace, make, make an impression, march, march against, march upon, martyr, mass attack, meet, megadeath, mimeograph, mint, miss the boat, mount an attack, mount the barricades, move, mug, mugging, multigraph, mutineer, mutiny, nail, nonviolent protest, object, objection, obliterate, occur, occur to, offense, offensive, offer itself, omit, onset, onslaught, open an offensive, outlaw strike, overkill, overprint, overthrow, panzer warfare, paste, pelt, pepper, percuss, pick off, picket, picketing, pistol, pitch into, plug, plunk, poke, pommel, pop, pot, potshoot, potshot, pounce upon, pound, present itself, press objections, prime, print, proof, protest, protest demonstration, protestation, prove, publish, puck, pull, pull a proof, pummel, punch, push, put on, put out, put to bed, put to press, qualm, rack, raise a howl, rally, ratify, reach, rebel, recognition, rediscover, rediscovery, register with, reissue, reluct, reluctate, remonstrance, remonstrate, remonstration, remove, reprint, rescind, revelation, revolt, revolute, revolution, revolutionize, riddle, riot, rise, rise to mind, rise up, rock, rub out, rulebook slowdown, run, run against, run at, run down, run into, run off, run riot, run to earth, rush, sail into, sally, score, scourge, scratch, scruple, secure, serendipity, set on, set upon, settle on, shock tactics, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, shut down, shut it down, shut up shop, sick-in, sideswipe, sink in, sit down, sit in, sit-down, sit-down strike, sit-in, slam, slam into, slap, slap the face, slat, slog, slosh, slow down, slowdown, slug, smack, smack into, smash, smash into, smash up, smite, snap, snipe, soak, sock, sortie, spotting, squawk, stalemate, stamp, stand, standoff, standstill, state a grievance, stay, stick out, stop, stoppage, storm, strike against, strike at, strike hard, strike home, strike off, strike out, strike the mind, strike up, stumble on, subvert, suggest itself, surprise, swap, swat, sway, swipe, swoop down on, sympathy strike, take, take a potshot, take apart, take away, take on, take the offensive, teach in, teach-in, tell, thrash, thrust, thump, thwack, tie-up, torment, torpedo, torture, touch, touchdown, trace, trace down, track down, traumatize, treasure trove, trouvaille, trove, try, turnout, uncovering, unearthing, unprovoked assault, void, wade into, walk out, walkout, wallop, whack, wham, whip, whomp, whop, wildcat strike, wipe out, work out, work stoppage, wring, yell bloody murder, yerk

ROGET THESAURUS

Strike

Attack

VB attack, assault, assail, invade, set upon, fall upon, charge, impugn, break a lance with, enter the lists, assume the offensive, take the offensive, be the aggressor, become the aggressor, strike the first blow, draw first blood, throw the first stone at, lift a hand against, draw the sword against, take up the cudgels, advance against, march against, march upon, harry, come on, show fight, strike at, poke at, thrust at, aim a blow at, deal a blow at, give one a blow, fetch one a blow, fetch one a kick, give one a kick, have a cut at, have a shot at, take a cut at, take a shot at, have a fling at, have a shy at, be down upon, pounce upon, fall foul of, pitch into, launch out against, bait, slap on the face, make a thrust at, make a pass at, make a set at, make a dead set at, bear down upon, close with, come to close quarters, bring to bay, ride full tilt against, attack tooth and nail, go at hammer and tongs, let fly at, dash at, run a tilt at, rush at, tilt at, run at, fly at, hawk at, have at, let out at, make a dash, make a rush at, strike home, drive one hard, press one hard, be hard upon, run down, strike at the root of, lay about one, run amuck, aim at, draw a bead on, fire upon, fire at, fire a shot at, shoot at, pop at, level at, let off a gun at, open fire, pepper, bombard, shell, pour a broadside into, fire a volley, fire red-hot shot, spring a mine, throw a stone, throw stones at, stone, lapidate, pelt, hurl at, hurl against, hurl at the head of, rock beset, besiege, beleaguer, lay siege to, invest, open the trenches, plant a battery, sap, mine, storm, board, scale the walls, cut and thrust, bayonet, butt, kick, strike, whip, assail, impugn, malign (detract), bomb, rocket, blast.

Resistance

N resistance, stand, front, oppugnation, oppugnancy, opposition, renitence, renitency, reluctation, recalcitration, kicking, repulse, rebuff, insurrection, strike, turn out, lock out, barring out, levee en masse, Jacquerie, riot, resisting, resistive, resistant, refractory, recalcitrant, renitent, up in arms, repulsive, repellant, proof against, unconquerable, stubborn, unconquered, indomitable, unyielding, Int, hands off!, keep off!.

VB resist, not submit, repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand, stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against, stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out, hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm, breast the wave, breast the current, stem the tide, stem the torrent, face, confront, grapple with, show a bold front, present a front, make a stand, take one's stand, kick, kick against, recalcitrate, kick against the pricks, oppose, fly in the face of, lift the hand against, rise up in arms, strike, turn out, draw up a round robin, revolt, make a riot, prendre le mors aux dents, take the bit between the teeth, sell one's life dearly, die hard, keep at bay, repel, repulse.

Disobedience

N disobedience, insubordination, contumacy, infraction, infringement, violation, noncompliance, nonobservance, revolt, rebellion, mutiny, outbreak, rising, uprising, insurrection, emeute, riot, tumult, strike, barring out, defiance, mutinousness, mutineering, sedition, treason, high treason, petty treason, misprision of treason, premunire, lese majeste, violation of law, defection, secession, insurgent, mutineer, rebel, revolter, revolutionary, rioter, traitor, quisling, carbonaro, sansculottes, red republican, bonnet rouge, communist, Fenian, frondeur, seceder, secessionist, runagate, renegade, brawler, anarchist, demagogue, Spartacus, Masaniello, Wat Tyler, Jack Cade, ringleader, disobedient, uncomplying, uncompliant, unsubmissive, unruly, ungovernable, breachy, insubordinate, impatient of control, incorrigible, restiff, restive, refractory, contumacious, recusant, recalcitrant, resisting, lawless, mutinous, seditions, insurgent, riotous, unobeyed, unbidden, seditiosissimus quisque ignavus, unthread the rude eye of rebellion.

VB disobey, violate, infringe, shirk, set at defiance, set authority at naught, run riot, fly in the face of, take the law into one's own hands, kick over the traces, turn restive, run restive, champ the bit, strike, rise, rise in arms, secede, mutiny, rebel.

Punishment

VB punish, chastise, chasten, castigate, correct, inflict punishment, administer correction, deal retributive justice, cowhide, lambaste, visit upon, pay, pay out, serve out, do for, make short work of, give a lesson to, serve one right, make an example of, have a rod in pickle for, give it one, strike, deal a blow to, administer the lash, smite, slap, slap the face, smack, cuff, box the ears, spank, thwack, thump, beat, lay on, swinge, buffet, thresh, thrash, pummel, drub, leather, trounce, sandbag, baste, belabor, lace, lace one's jacket, dress, dress down, give a dressing, trim, warm, wipe, tund, cob, bang, strap, comb, lash, lick, larrup, wallop, whop, flog, scourge, whip, birch, cane, give the stick, switch, flagellate, horsewhip, bastinado, towel, rub down with an oaken towel, rib roast, dust one's jacket, fustigate, pitch into, lay about one, beat black and blue, beat to a mummy, beat to a jelly, give a black eye, tar and feather, pelt, stone, lapidate, masthead, keelhaul, execute, bring to the block, bring to the gallows, behead, decapitate, guillotine, decollate, hang, turn off, gibbet, bowstring, hang draw and quarter, shoot, decimate, burn, break on the wheel, crucify, empale, impale, flay, lynch, electrocute, gas, send to the gas chamber, torture, put on, put to the rack, picket, banish, exile, transport, expel, ostracize, rusticate, drum out, dismiss, disbar, disbench, strike off the roll, unfrock, post, suffer, suffer for, suffer punishment, be flogged, be executed, suffer the ultimate penalty, be hanged, come to the gallows, mount the gallows, swing, twist in the wind, dance upon nothing, die in one's shoes, be rightly served, be electrocuted, fry, ride the lightning, face the firing squad.

Excitation

VB excite, affect, touch, move, impress, strike, interest, animate, inspire, impassion, smite, infect, stir the blood, fire the blood, warm the blood, set astir, wake, awake, awaken, call forth, evoke, provoke, raise up, summon up, call up, wake up, blow up, get up, light up, raise, get up the steam, rouse, arouse, stir, fire, kindle, enkindle, apply the torch, set on fire, inflame, stimulate, exsuscitate, inspirit, spirit up, stir up, work up, pique, infuse life into, give new life to, bring new blood, introduce new blood, quicken, sharpen, whet, work upon, hurry on, give a fillip, put on one's mettle, fan the fire, fan the flame, blow the coals, stir the embers, fan into a flame, foster, heat, warm, foment, raise to a fever heat, keep up, keep the pot boiling, revive, rekindle, rake up, rip up, stir the feelings, play on the feelings, come home to the feelings, touch a string, touch a chord, touch the soul, touch the heart, go to one's heart, penetrate, pierce, go through one, touch to the quick, possess the soul, pervade the soul, penetrate the soul, imbrue the soul, absorb the soul, affect the soul, disturb the soul, absorb, rivet the attention, sink into the mind, sink into the heart, prey on the mind, distract, intoxicate, overwhelm, overpower, bouleverser, upset, turn one's head, fascinate, enrapture, agitate, perturb, ruffle, fluster, shake, disturb, startle, shock, stagger, give one a shock, give one a turn, strike all of a heap, stun, astound, electrify, galvanize, petrify, irritate, sting, cut to the heart, cut to the quick, try one's temper, fool to the top of one's bent, pique, infuriate, madden, make one's blood boil, lash into fury, be excited, flush up, flare up, catch the infection, thrill, mantle, work oneself up, seethe, boil, simmer, foam, fume, flame, rage, rave, run mad.

Agency

VB be in action, operate, work, act, act upon, perform, play, support, sustain, strain, maintain, take effect, quicken, strike, come play, come bring into operation, have play, have free play, bring to bear upon.

Wonder

VB wonder, marvel, admire, be surprised, start, stare, open one's eyes, rub one's eyes, turn up one's eyes, gloar, gape, open one's mouth, hold one's breath, look aghast, stand aghast, stand agog, look blank, tombe des nues, not believe one's eyes, not believe one's ears, not believe one's senses, not be able to account for, not know whether one stands on one's head or one's, surprise, astonish, amaze, astound, dumfound, dumfounder, startle, dazzle, daze, strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe, electrify, stun, stupefy, petrify, confound, bewilder, flabbergast, stagger, throw on one's beam ends, fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb, make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mout, make one stare, take by surprise, be wonderful, beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description, stagger belief.

Impulse

VB flash on the mind, say what comes uppermost, improvise, extemporize, give an impetus, impel, push, start, give a start to, set going, drive, urge, boom, thrust, prod, foin, cant, elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle, hustle, hurtle, shove, jog, jolt, encounter, run against, bump against, butt against, knock one's head against, run one's head against, impinge, boost, bunt, carom, clip y, fan, fan out, jab, plug, strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash, punch, thwack, whack, hit hard, strike hard, swap, batter, dowse, baste, pelt, patter, buffet, belabor, fetch one a blow, poke at, pink, lunge, yerk, kick, calcitrate, butt, strike at, whip, come into a collision, enter into collision, collide, sideswipe, foul, fall foul of, run foul of, telescope, throw.