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downstrike.

A bolt of lightning that touches ground.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A bolt of lightning that touches ground.

  2. A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.

  3. A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.

  4. A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.

  5. A downstroke; a downward movement that terminates in striking something.

  6. A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.

  7. A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.

  8. A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.

Where this word comes from

From down + strike.

verb
  1. To strike down; to knock down, kill, or cripple.

  2. To dismay, reject, demote, or render lowly.

  3. To arc to ground in a downstrike.

  4. To strike from above.

  5. To move downward in a striking motion.

  6. To go in a downward direction.

  7. To point (finish a joint) by pressing mortar in at the bottom.

  8. To play a stringed instrument with a downward plucking motion.

Where this word comes from

From down + strike.

adj
  1. downward or further down.

Where this word comes from

From down + strike.

adv
  1. 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.