1. (meteorology and fire science) n. A lightning bolt that touches the ground or a grounded object, (a common cause of wildland fires). v. Touch the ground as a lightning bolt.

2. (typing, keyboarding, and music) n. The action of pressing a key on the keyboard of a typewriter or keyboard instrument. v. Strike a keyboard key. adj. The kind of typewriter that has a mechanical keyboard, which requires strong downstrikes upon the keys.

3. (warfare) n. A downward chopping attack in hand-to-hand melee or combat.

4. (music) n. A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument. v. Pluck downward.

5. (music) proper noun; the name of at least three different newly formed garage bands in the eastern United States of...