strike
noun
1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
Definition categories: act
2. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
Definition categories: act, attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
3. a gentle blow
Definition categories: event, blow, bump
4. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
Definition categories: act, score
5. (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- this pitcher throws more strikes than balls
Definition categories: act, delivery, pitch
6. a conspicuous success
verb
1. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- the opponent refused to strike
Definition categories: contact, touch
2. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Similar word(s): affect, impress, move
Definition categories: emotion
3. hit against; come into sudden contact with
Similar word(s): hit
Definition categories: contact, touch
4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- We must strike the enemy's oil fields
Similar word(s): hit
Definition categories: competition, assail, attack
5. indicate (a certain time) by striking
Definition categories: communication, read, record, register, show
6. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Similar word(s): hit
Definition categories: contact, affect, impact, touch
7. stop work in order to press demands
Definition categories: social, dissent, protest, resist
8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Definition categories: stative, hap, happen, occur, pass
9. attain
Definition categories: social, accomplish, achieve, attain, reach
10. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- The pianist strikes a middle C
- strike `z' on the keyboard
Similar word(s): hit
Definition categories: contact, touch
11. cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- strike an arc
Definition categories: change, form, shape
12. find unexpectedly
Similar word(s): attain, discover
Definition categories: possession, find, regain
13. produce by ignition or a blow
- strike fire from the flintstone
- strike a match
Definition categories: creation, create, make
14. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- Please strike this remark from the record
Similar word(s): excise, expunge, scratch
Definition categories: contact, cancel, delete
15. cause to experience suddenly
Similar word(s): hit
Definition categories: perception
16. drive something violently into a location
Similar word(s): hit
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
17. occupy or take on
- strike a pose
Definition categories: motion, move
18. disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up
Definition categories: creation, disassemble, dismantle
19. form by stamping, punching, or printing
- strike coins
- strike a medal
Definition categories: creation
20. smooth with a strickle
Similar word(s): strickle
Definition categories: contact, even, flush, level
21. pierce with force
Definition categories: contact, penetrate, perforate
22. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain
Definition categories: cognition, lick, solve, work
Sentences with strike as a verb:
- Please strike the last sentence.
- Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.
- A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
- We will strike a medal in your honour.
- The clock struck twelve. The drums strike up a march.
- to strike a light
- to strike a match
- A tree strikes its roots deep.
- The first thing to strike my eye was a beautiful pagoda. Tragedy struck when his brother was killed in a bush fire.
- to strike money
- to strike the mind with surprise; to strike somebody with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror
- The proposed plan strikes me favourably. May the Lord strike down those sinners! I was struck dumb with astonishment.
- to strike into reputation; to strike into a run
- to strike a bargain