strike+terror+into

  • 11terror — ter|ror [ˈterə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fear)¦ 2¦(frightening situation)¦ 3¦(violent action)¦ 4¦(person)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: terreur, from Latin terror, from terrere; TERRIBLE] 1.) ¦(FEAR)¦[U] a feeling of ex …

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  • 12strike — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig …

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  • 13strike a chill into someone — strike fear/terror/a chill/into someone/someone’s heart/ phrase to produce feelings of fear in someone a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents He was capable of striking terror into the enemy …

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  • 14strike a chill into someone's heart — strike fear/terror/a chill/into someone/someone’s heart/ phrase to produce feelings of fear in someone a subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents He was capable of striking terror into the enemy …

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  • 15strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ …

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  • 16strike — strike1 [ straık ] (past tense and past participle struck [ strʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 hit against ▸ 2 hit with hand, etc. ▸ 3 make violent attack ▸ 4 protest by not working ▸ 5 affect someone/something suddenly ▸ 6 when you think something ▸ 7 press …

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  • 17strike */*/*/ — I UK [straɪk] / US verb Word forms strike : present tense I/you/we/they strike he/she/it strikes present participle striking past tense struck UK [strʌk] / US past participle struck 1) [intransitive/transitive] formal to hit against, or to crash… …

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  • 18strike — 1 /straIk/ verb past tense and past participle struck /str k/ THINK/NOTICE 1 (transitive not in progressive) if a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly realize that it is important, interesting, surprising, bad etc: The funny side of the… …

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  • 19strike — 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… …

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  • 20strike — strikeless, adj. /struyk/, v., struck or (Obs.) strook; struck or (esp. for 31 34) stricken or (Obs.) strook; striking; n., adj. v.t. 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit …

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