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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

strike:made by printing, stamping etc

Hi. I have been working the meanings of strike. One of them is "made by printing, stamping etc" but it is confusing for me. Here what are "printing, stamping" ?

Example: They will strike a medal in memory of the great victory.

What could be synonyms for the meaning of "strike" here?

Source: Intermediate Dictionary.

Thank you.
  

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You etch an image on the end of a hard metal rod. You place the end of the rod on a softer piece of metal. You strike the rod with a hammer.

— Clive

  • You etch an image on the end of a hard metal rod.
  • You place the end of the rod on a softer piece of metal.
  • You strike the rod with a hammer.
  • The mage appears on the softer piece of metal.
  • You have made (ie struck) a medal, or a coin.
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You etch an image on the end of a hard metal rod.
You place the end of the rod on a softer piece of metal.
You strike the rod with a hammer.
The mage appears on the softer piece of metal.

You have made (ie struck) a medal, or a coin.

The modern process is more sophisticated.
Clive
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hhttExample: They will strike a medal in memory of the great victory. What could be synonyms for the meaning of "strike" here?
manufacture or fabricate or create (a design on metal) by applying pressure

CJ
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