To subcontract (a task, responsibility, etc.) to another; to outsource.
To share or parcel out (often with up).
To kill, bump off.
To surpass; to better.
To beat convincingly; to thrash.
To hit, slap or strike.
An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
The sound of a heavy strike.
The strike itself.
The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩.
The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.