noun
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a heavy stroke or blow.
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a killing, destroying.
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something that may cause harm or injury; peril; danger.
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(in archery) a particular manner of shooting an arrow.
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(arith.) a small figure or symbol placed above and at the right of another figure or symbol to show how many times the latter is to be multiplied by itself; an exponent.
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(mus.) a beat in counting the time, where the accent is heavy.