Strickle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Use a strickle to smooth out any irregularities in the sand.
- The bakers carefully strickled the flour to level it off in the measuring cup.
- To get the perfect pitch, strickled the sand first, then draw a straight line with the string.
- We strickled the sugar to ensure even pouring into the recipe.
- Before measuring, be sure to strickled the oats to get an accurate reading.
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Meaning 2
Level off with a strickle in a measuring container; "strickle sand".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- To strickle the sand in the bucket, use the flat side of a trowel to level it off.
- A carpenter uses a level and a strickle to align the cement perfectly in the measuring container.
- Strickle the fine aggregate in the container to achieve uniform settlement.
- To strickle the measured powder in the laboratory container carefully tap it gently and use a flat tool to level it off.
- Always use a strickle to level off the measured granules in the container, ensuring accuracy in the mixing process.