strike

Definition

To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.

Etymology

From Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, rub, press”). Cognate with Dutch strijken, German streichen, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.

Example Sentences

• "Please strike the last sentence."
• "Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose.  A bullet struck him.  The ship struck a reef."
• "[…]he at Philippi kept / His ſword e’ne like a dancer, while I ſtrooke / The leane and wrinkled Caſſius,[…]"