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STRIKE A BLOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does strike a blow mean?
• STRIKE A BLOW (verb)
The verb STRIKE A BLOW has 1 sense:
1. affect adversely
Familiarity information: STRIKE A BLOW used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affect adversely
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws
Hypernyms (to "strike a blow" is one way to...):
affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
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