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},
{
"form": "striking a blow",
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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}
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"examples": [
{
"text": "His opponent danced and dodged so nimbly that he couldn’t strike a blow.",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"To hit; to successfully land a hit."
],
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],
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"(idiomatic) To hit; to successfully land a hit."
],
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The Supreme Court ruling struck a blow for gender equality.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "It is hoped that the new vaccine will strike a blow against the spread of tuberculosis.",
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}
],
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"To do something to support or defend (for) or to hinder or harm (at / against) something."
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"(figuratively) To do something to support or defend (for) or to hinder or harm (at / against) something."
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"text": "His opponent danced and dodged so nimbly that he couldn’t strike a blow.",
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],
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"To hit; to successfully land a hit."
],
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"(idiomatic) To hit; to successfully land a hit."
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}
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"To do something to support or defend (for) or to hinder or harm (at / against) something."
],
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"(figuratively) To do something to support or defend (for) or to hinder or harm (at / against) something."
],
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"figuratively"
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