strike a stroke (English, verb)
expansion: strike a stroke (third-person singular simple present strikes a stroke, present participle striking a stroke, simple past struck a stroke, past participle struck a stroke or stricken a stroke)
Senses:
glosses: To hit (especially with a sword); to successfully land a hit.
tags: archaic
glosses: To do something to support or defend (for) or to hinder or harm (at / against) something or someone.
tags: archaic
figuratively
Forms:
form: strikes a stroke
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: striking a stroke
tags: participle
present
form: struck a stroke
tags: past
form: struck a stroke
tags: participle
past
form: stricken a stroke
tags: participle
past