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Quick definitions from WordNet (strike)
▸ noun: a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit ("This pitcher throws more strikes than balls")
▸ noun: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball ("He finished with three strikes in the tenth frame")
▸ noun: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective ("The strike was scheduled to begin at dawn")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a gentle blow
▸ noun: a conspicuous success
▸ verb: stop work in order to press demands
▸ verb: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing ("Strike a balance")
▸ verb: indicate (a certain time) by striking
▸ verb: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target ("We must strike the enemy's oil fields")
▸ verb: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically ("The pianist strikes a middle C")
▸ verb: pierce with force
▸ verb: cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp ("Strike an arc")
▸ verb: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon ("The opponent refused to strike")
▸ verb: remove by erasing or crossing out ("Please strike this remark from the record")
▸ verb: produce by ignition or a blow ("Strike fire from the flintstone")
▸ verb: drive something violently into a location
▸ verb: cause to experience suddenly
▸ verb: find unexpectedly
▸ verb: attain
▸ verb: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
▸ verb: hit against; come into sudden contact with
▸ verb: smooth with a strickle
▸ verb: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
▸ verb: form by stamping, punching, or printing ("Strike coins")
▸ verb: occupy or take on ("Strike a pose")
▸ verb: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #53985)
▸ Also see struck
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to strike
▸ Usage examples for strike
▸ Idioms related to strike (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing strike
▸ Words that often appear near strike
▸ Rhymes of strike
▸ Invented words related to strike
▸ noun: a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit ("This pitcher throws more strikes than balls")
▸ noun: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball ("He finished with three strikes in the tenth frame")
▸ noun: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective ("The strike was scheduled to begin at dawn")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a gentle blow
▸ noun: a conspicuous success
▸ verb: stop work in order to press demands
▸ verb: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing ("Strike a balance")
▸ verb: indicate (a certain time) by striking
▸ verb: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target ("We must strike the enemy's oil fields")
▸ verb: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically ("The pianist strikes a middle C")
▸ verb: pierce with force
▸ verb: cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp ("Strike an arc")
▸ verb: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon ("The opponent refused to strike")
▸ verb: remove by erasing or crossing out ("Please strike this remark from the record")
▸ verb: produce by ignition or a blow ("Strike fire from the flintstone")
▸ verb: drive something violently into a location
▸ verb: cause to experience suddenly
▸ verb: find unexpectedly
▸ verb: attain
▸ verb: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
▸ verb: hit against; come into sudden contact with
▸ verb: smooth with a strickle
▸ verb: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
▸ verb: form by stamping, punching, or printing ("Strike coins")
▸ verb: occupy or take on ("Strike a pose")
▸ verb: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #53985)
▸ Also see struck
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to strike
▸ Usage examples for strike
▸ Idioms related to strike (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing strike
▸ Words that often appear near strike
▸ Rhymes of strike
▸ Invented words related to strike