downstrike

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Synonyms: downstroke, down stroke

Antonyms: downstroke, down stroke

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Noun

1. A [[bolt]] of [[lightning]] that touches [[ground]].
2. {{lb|en|electrical engineering}} A (usually unintended) [[branch]] of [[current]] that [[arc]]s [[downward]] to [[ground]].
3. A [[blow]] by a [[hand]] or [[weapon]] that occurs with a [[downward]] [[strike|striking]] motion.
4. A downward [[pluck]]ing motion on a [[stringed instrument]].
5. A [[downstroke]]; a downward [[movement]] that terminates in [[strike|striking]] something.
6. A type of [[manual]] [[typewriter]] that causes the letters to print on the [[downstroke]] of the [[key]]s and retract as the key [[rise]]s.
7. A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
8. A [[line]] that is [[draw]]n with a downward [[stroke]].

Verb

1. To [[strike down]]; to [[knock down]], [[kill]], or [[cripple]].
2. To [[dismay]], [[reject]], [[demote]], or render [[lowly]].
3. {{lb|en|of current or lightning}} To [[arc]] to [[ground]] in a downstrike.
4. To [[strike]] from above.
5. To [[move]] downward in a [[strike|striking]] motion.
6. To go in a downward direction.
7. {{lb|en|masonry}} To [[point]] (finish a [[joint]]) by pressing [[mortar]] in at the [[bottom]].
8. To play a stringed instrument with a downward plucking motion.

Adjective

1. [[downward]] or further [[down]].

Adverb

1. In a downward direction

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