strike
To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
To hit.
To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
To manufacture, as by stamping.
To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
To cause to ignite by friction.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing