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Nouns (25)

n. the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain"

foot

n. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

Foot

n. [extremity of the inferior limb or leg, on which the body stands and moves, and consisting of the instep, the metatarsus and five toes]

foot

n. a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"

strike

n. a pull on the line, made by the fish in the process of taking the bait

strike

n. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"

strike

n. (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"

infantry, foot

n. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"

foot, invertebrate foot

n. any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

animal foot, foot

n. the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

foot, ft

n. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"

strike, work stoppage

n. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

strike, ten-strike

n. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"

foot, human foot, pes

n. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"

metrical foot, foot, metrical unit

n. (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

Verbs (27)

strike

v. produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"

strike

v. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

strike

v. to harpoon a whale

strike

v. indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"

strike

v. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"

strike

v. pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"

foot, foot up

v. add a column of numbers

hit, strike

v. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

hit, strike

v. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"

strike, hit

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

strike, hit

v. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

strike, walk out

v. 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"

come to, strike

v. attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

mint, coin, strike

v. form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"

affect, impress, move, strike

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

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Fuzzynyms (123)

objection

n. (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality

rally

n. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"

happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

v. come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

bat

v. use a bat; "Who's batting?"

swatter

v. splash and flutter about in or as if in water; "She swattered about in the pool"

clap

v. strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

pound, pound up

v. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"

cudgel, fustigate

v. strike with a cudgel

bruise

v. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"

punch

v. drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through the wall"

smite

v. affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"

cuff, whomp

v. hit with the hand

clobber, baste, batter

v. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

tamp down, tamp, pack

v. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

push

v. move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

hit

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

dawn

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

seem

v. appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

begin, start

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

begin

v. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

stretch, stretch out

v. extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

pound, pound up

v. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"

bruise

v. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"

pummel, pommel, biff

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

swatter

v. splash and flutter about in or as if in water; "She swattered about in the pool"

beat, beat up, work over

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

bump, knock

v. knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

knock, strike hard

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

slap

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

bat

v. use a bat; "Who's batting?"

cuff, whomp

v. hit with the hand

pummel, pommel, biff

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

picket

v. serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

boycott

v. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

make, create

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

introduce

v. bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"

invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

stamp

v. crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice"

agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

get across, put over

v. communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

exalt

v. raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

Synonyms (1)

strike down

v. cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village"

Antonyms (0)

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