STRICKLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strickle mean? 

• STRICKLE (noun)
  The noun STRICKLE has 3 senses:

1. an implement for sharpening scythes

2. a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure

3. a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand

  Familiarity information: STRICKLE used as a noun is uncommon.

• STRICKLE (verb)
  The verb STRICKLE has 2 senses:

1. level off with a strickle in a measuring container

2. smooth with a strickle

  Familiarity information: STRICKLE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRICKLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An implement for sharpening scythes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strickle" is a kind of...):

sharpener (any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strickle" is a kind of...):

implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strickle" is a kind of...):

tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

• STRICKLE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Level off with a strickle in a measuring container

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

strickle sand

Hypernyms (to "strickle" is one way to...):

even; even out; flush; level (make level or straight)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Smooth with a strickle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

strickle; strike

Context example:

strickle the grain in the measure

Hypernyms (to "strickle" is one way to...):

even; even out; flush; level (make level or straight)

"Strickle" entails doing...:

smooth; smoothen (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something