1
obsolete
: to enter into competition : try
advises me to strike in for some preferment—
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift2
obsolete
: to associate as a confederate or collaborator
strike in with him and help him to dupe his father—John Dryden
John Dryden3
a
archaic
: to fall into or express agreement
a shifting adversary … will strike in with any opinion—Richard Bentley †1742
Richard Bentley †1742
b
obsolete
: to prove compatible : fit in
4
: to intervene or interrupt in a sudden or unexpected manner
strike in with a foolish suggestion
5
: to disappear from the surface with subsequent internal effects
lived only a few days after the disease struck in
1
: imprint
presses adequate for striking in names and addresses
2
a
: to draw (a line) from one point on the surface of a sheet to another point with a ruling machine
b
: to make (perforations that do not extend from edge to edge) in a sheet
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“Strike in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20in. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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