Verb
deliver a sharp blow or push
Source: WordNetHe knocked the glass clear across the room Source: Internet
Likewise, the springs on the firing pins would not strike hard enough to fire the round, or would jam. Source: Internet
Many condemned the sentence as too lenient. citation Theary Seng responded: "We hoped this tribunal would strike hard at impunity, but if you can kill 14,000 people and serve only 19 years – 11 hours per life taken – what is that? Source: Internet
Though less prominent on the national agenda, the persecution of Falun Gong has carried on after Jiang was retired; successive, high-level "strike hard" campaigns against Falun Gong were initiated in both 2008 and 2009. Source: Internet