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Old Tue Jan 22, 2008, 12:54am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac
Strike: To come into contact forcefully.

How can a "shove" not be considered "forceful contact"?
It is possible to lay ones hand on something quite gently, and then give it a shove. To strike something and then follow through might result in a shove, but the two terms are not interchangeable.
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