to+strike+at+the+root

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• strike at the root of — I strike at the root (or roots) of affect in a vital area with potentially destructive results the proposals struck at the roots of community life II strike at the root (or roots) of see root I …   Useful english dictionary

• strike at the root of — hit at the source, hit at the base …   English contemporary dictionary

• strike — v. & n. v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b tr. deliver (a blow) or inflict a blow on. 2 tr. come or bring sharply into contact with (the ship struck a rock). 3 tr. propel or divert with a blow… …   Useful english dictionary

• strike — I n. refusal to work 1) to call, go (out) on; organize a strike 2) to conduct, stage a strike 3) to avert; break (up); settle a strike 4) a buyers ; general; hunger; official (BE); rent; sit down; sympathy; token; unofficial (BE), wildcat strike… …   Combinatory dictionary

• root — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the part of a plant normally below the ground, attaching it to the earth and conveying nourishment to it from the soil. b (in pl.) such a part divided into branches or fibres. c the corresponding organ of an epiphyte; the part… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Shrouded Planet — infobox Book | name = The Shrouded Planet title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket of the first edition author = Robert Randall (pseudonym of Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett) illustrator = cover artist = Wallace Wood country =… …   Wikipedia

• strike — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig …   English World dictionary

• Root — Root, n. [Icel. r[=o]t (for vr[=o]t); akin to E. wort, and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See {Wort}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Root and branch — Root Root, n. [Icel. r[=o]t (for vr[=o]t); akin to E. wort, and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See {Wort}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Root barnacle — Root Root, n. [Icel. r[=o]t (for vr[=o]t); akin to E. wort, and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See {Wort}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Root hair — Root Root, n. [Icel. r[=o]t (for vr[=o]t); akin to E. wort, and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See {Wort}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English