Strich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
- line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
- mil noun An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also ¹⁄₆₀₀₀ and ¹⁄₆₃₀₀ are used in other countries.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
- tally verb To count or add up a total.
Senses
Strich is used for these senses in English:
- bar A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
- bendlet (heraldiccharge) A diminutive of the bend, of the same shape, but only half the width of the bend.
- dash (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- line A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- mil An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.
- stroke (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- stroke A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
- stroke (music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
bar — full definition
- noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
- noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
- noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
- noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
- noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.
dash — full definition
- verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
- noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.