strike in

1 of 2

verb

intransitive verb

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

3

a

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

transitive verb

1

: imprint

presses adequate for striking in names and addresses

2

a

: 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

2 of 2

noun

plural -s

: the relative penetration of ink into paper that is being printed

Word History

Etymology

Noun

strike in

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