Rail
(n.) An outer cloak or covering |
Rail
(v. i.) To flow forth |
Rail
(n.) A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc. |
Rail
(n.) A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style. |
Rail
(n.) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc. |
Rail
(n.) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks. |
Rail
(n.) The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed. |
Rail
(v. t.) To inclose with rails or a railing. |
Rail
(v. t.) To range in a line. |
Rail
(v.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds. |
Rail
(v. i.) To use insolent and reproachful language |
Rail
(v. t.) To rail at. |
Rail
(v. t.) To move or influence by railing. |
Strike
(v. t.) To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Strike
(v. t.) To come in collision with |
Strike
(v. t.) To give, as a blow |
Strike
(v. t.) To stamp or impress with a stroke |
Strike
(v. t.) To thrust in |
Strike
(v. t.) To punish |
Strike
(v. t.) To cause to sound by one or more beats |
Strike
(v. t.) To lower |
Strike
(v. t.) To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow |
Strike
(v. t.) To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse |
Strike
(v. t.) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke |
Strike
(v. t.) To cause to ignite |
Strike
(v. t.) To make and ratify |
Strike
(v. t.) To take forcibly or fraudulently |
Strike
(v. t.) To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top. |
Strike
(v. t.) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle. |
Strike
(v. t.) To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly |
Strike
(v. t.) To borrow money of |
Strike
(v. t.) To lade into a cooler, as a liquor. |
Strike
(v. t.) To stroke or pass lightly |
Strike
(v. t.) To advance |
Strike
(v. i.) To move |
Strike
(v. i.) To deliver a quick blow or thrust |
Strike
(v. i.) To hit |
Strike
(v. i.) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows |
Strike
(v. i.) To make an attack |
Strike
(v. i.) To touch |
Strike
(v. i.) To run upon a rock or bank |
Strike
(v. i.) To pass with a quick or strong effect |
Strike
(v. i.) To break forth |
Strike
(v. i.) To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy. |
Strike
(v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages. |
Strike
(v. i.) To become attached to something |
Strike
(v. i.) To steal money. |
Strike
(n.) The act of striking. |
Strike
(n.) An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top |
Strike
(n.) A bushel |
hit smash smasher
strike bang | a conspicuous success, that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career, that new Broadway show is a real smasher, the party went with a bang |
| strike | (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 |
| strike ten-strike | a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball, he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame |
rail technology
railroading | the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads |
| strike | an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective, the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn |
| first strike | the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons, considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate, the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India |
| surgical strike | an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target |
preventive strike
preventive attack | a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces |
| hunger strike | a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest |
strike
work stoppage | 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 |
sit-down
sit-down strike | a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached |
sympathy strike
sympathetic strike | a strike in support of other workers who are on strike, a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer |
| wildcat strike | a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union |
| pre-emptive strike | a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you |
| rail | any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud |
corncrake
land rail
Crex crex | common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields |
| fife rail | the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel |
line railway line
rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
| picture rail | rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures |
| plate rail | rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates |
| rail | a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) |
| rail | short for railway, he traveled by rail, he was concerned with rail safety |
| rail fence | a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) |
railing
rail | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports |
safety rail
guardrail | a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety |
split rail
fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
| third rail | a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive |
towel rail
towel bar | a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels |
track rail rails
runway | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
rap strike
tap | a gentle blow |
| strike zone | (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike |
| strike-slip fault | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally |
rail-splitter
splitter | a laborer who splits logs to build splitail fences |
| strike leader | someone who leads a strike |
| strike pay | money paid to strikers from union funds |
| strike a blow | affect adversely, The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws |
| strike | cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp, strike an arc |
| strike out | set out on a course of action, He struck out on his own |
| strike a chord | create an emotional response, The music struck a chord with the listeners |
| strike | arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing, strike a balance, strike a bargain |
cross off
cross out
strike out
strike off
mark | remove from a list, Cross the name of the dead person off the list |
fulminate
rail | criticize severely, He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare, She railed against the bad social policies |
vilify
revile
vituperate
rail | spread negative information about, The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews |
rail
inveigh | complain bitterly |
| strike | indicate (a certain time) by striking, The clock struck midnight, Just when I entered, the clock struck |
strike
hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target, The Germans struck Poland on Sept. , , We must strike the enemy's oil fields, in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game to |
| rail | fish with a handline over the rails of a boat, They are railing for fresh fish |
retaliate
strike back | make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil, The Empire strikes back, The Giants struck back and won the opener, The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing |
retire
strike out | cause to get out, The pitcher retired three batters, the runner was put out at third base |
| hit strike | 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 |