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
