strain abnormally | pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to |
take away | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target |
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for | hit with a missile from a weapon |
cause to move by pulling | hit the intended target or goal |
tear or be torn violently | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | hit against; come into sudden contact with |
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing | produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments |
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion | cause to move by striking |
strip of feathers | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely |
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | reach a destination, either real or abstract |
steer into a certain direction | drive something violently into a location |
move into a certain direction | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level |
operate when rowing a boat | cause to experience suddenly |
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | encounter by chance |
rein in to keep from winning a race | kill intentionally and with premeditation |
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense | |
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation | |