downstrike.
A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
Meaning & usage
A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.
A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.
A downstroke; a downward movement that terminates in striking something.
A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.
A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.
Where this word comes from
From down + strike.
To strike down; to knock down, kill, or cripple.
To dismay, reject, demote, or render lowly.
To arc to ground in a downstrike.
To strike from above.
To move downward in a striking motion.
To go in a downward direction.
To point (finish a joint) by pressing mortar in at the bottom.
To play a stringed instrument with a downward plucking motion.
Where this word comes from
From down + strike.
downward or further down.
Where this word comes from
From down + strike.
In a downward direction
Where this word comes from
From down + strike.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.