n the physical coming together of two or more things n the act of contacting one thing with another v deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon v have an emotional or cognitive impact upon v hit against; come into sudden contact with v make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target v indicate (a certain time) by striking v affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely v stop work in order to press demands v touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly v attain v produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically v cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp v find unexpectedly v produce by ignition or a blow v remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line v cause to experience suddenly v drive something violently into a location v occupy or take on v form by stamping, punching, or printing v smooth with a strickle v pierce with force v arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing s sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect s having a quality that thrusts itself into attention