strike in
verbDefinition of strike in
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
obsolete
: to enter into competition : try
advises me to strike in for some preferment— Jonathan Swift
2
obsolete
: to associate as a confederate or collaborator
strike in with him and help him to dupe his father— John Dryden
3a
archaic
: to fall into or express agreement
a shifting adversary … will strike in with any opinion— 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
2a
: 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
strike-in
noun
plural -s
Definition of strike-in (Entry 2 of 2)
: the relative penetration of ink into paper that is being printed
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