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strike

(str/aI/k )

noun (n)

a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions(noun.act)

Example:
The strike lasted more than a month before it was settled.

Synonym:
work stoppage

source: wordnet30
an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective(noun.act)

Example:
The strike was scheduled to begin at dawn.

source: wordnet30
a gentle blow(noun.event)

Synonym:
rap, tap

source: wordnet30
a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball(noun.act)

Example:
He finished with three strikes in the tenth frame.

Synonym:
ten-strike

source: wordnet30
(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(noun.act)

Example:
This pitcher throws more strikes than balls.

source: wordnet30
a conspicuous success(noun.act)

Synonym:
bang, hit, smash, smasher

source: wordnet30
The act of striking.(noun)

source: webster1913
A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon(verb.contact)

Example:
The opponent refused to strike.

source: wordnet30
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
affect, impress, move

source: wordnet30
hit against; come into sudden contact with(verb.contact)

Synonym:
collide with, hit, impinge on, run into
Antonym:
miss

source: wordnet30
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target(verb.competition)

Example:
We must strike the enemy's oil fields.

Synonym:
hit

source: wordnet30
indicate (a certain time) by striking(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
stop work in order to press demands(verb.social)

Synonym:
walk out

source: wordnet30
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly(verb.stative)

Synonym:
fall, shine

source: wordnet30
attain(verb.social)

Synonym:
come to

source: wordnet30
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically(verb.contact)

Example:
The pianist strikes a middle C.
Strike `z' on the keyboard.

source: wordnet30
cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp(verb.change)

Example:
Strike an arc.

source: wordnet30
find unexpectedly(verb.possession)

Synonym:
attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon

source: wordnet30
produce by ignition or a blow(verb.creation)

Example:
Strike fire from the flintstone.
Strike a match.

source: wordnet30
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line(verb.contact)

Example:
Please strike this remark from the record.

Synonym:
excise, expunge, scratch

source: wordnet30
cause to experience suddenly(verb.perception)

Synonym:
come to, hit

source: wordnet30
drive something violently into a location(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
occupy or take on(verb.motion)

Example:
Strike a pose.

Synonym:
assume, take, take up

source: wordnet30
form by stamping, punching, or printing(verb.creation)

Example:
Strike coins.
Strike a medal.

Synonym:
coin, mint

source: wordnet30
smooth with a strickle(verb.contact)

Synonym:
strickle

source: wordnet30
pierce with force(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing(verb.cognition)

Example:
Strike a balance.
Strike a bargain.

source: wordnet30
To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile.(verb)

source: webster1913
To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields.(verb)

source: webster1913

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