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restrike

restrike noun: the striking again of a key, for example on a piano.

Noun

restrike (plural restrikes)

  1. The striking again of a key, for example on a piano.
  2. A coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
  3. The reignition of the arc in an arc lamp.
  4. A new print struck from an old negative.

Verb

restrike (third-person singular simple present restrikes, present participle restriking, simple past restruck, past participle restruck or restricken)

  1. (transitive) To strike again.
    • She heard her father stumbling against an armchair, then the sound of a match struck and restruck lightly against a box.1928, Julien Green, The Closed Garden, page 62
  2. To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
  3. To reignite the arc in an arc lamp.
  4. To strike a new print from an old negative.

Forms of restrike

Noun
pluralrestrikes
Verb
third-person singular presentrestrikes
present participlerestriking
pastrestruck
past participlerestruck
past participlerestricken

Origin of restrike

From re- + strike.

Words that rhyme with restrike

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Questions about restrike

What does restrike mean?
Restrike means the striking again of a key, for example on a piano.
What part of speech is restrike?
Restrike can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of restrike?
The plural of restrike is restrikes.

Words near restrike in the dictionary

  1. restrictocin
  2. restrictor
  3. restrictors
  4. restrictory
  5. restricts
  6. restrike
  7. restrikes
  8. restriking
  9. restring
  10. restringe
  11. restringed

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