English noun: strickle | |||
1. | strickle (artifact) an implement for sharpening scythes | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sharpener | ||
2. | strickle (artifact) a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | implement | ||
3. | strickle (artifact) a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tool | ||
English verb: strickle | |||
1. | strickle (contact) level off with a strickle in a measuring container | ||
Samples | Strickle sand. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | even, even out, flush, level | ||
2. | strickle (contact) smooth with a strickle | ||
Samples | Strickle the grain in the measure. | ||
Synonyms | strike | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | even, even out, flush, level | ||
Entail | smooth, smoothen | ||