strike

Plural: strikes

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"
an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
a gentle blow
a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
(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"
a conspicuous success
A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
A blow or application of physical force against something.
An attack, not necessarily physical.
In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
Fullness of measure; the whole amount produced at one time.
Excellence; quality.
An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
A puddler's stirrer.
The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.
The discovery of a source of something.
The strike plate of a door.
A nibble on the bait by a fish.
A cancellation postmark.
An imperfect matrix for type.

Verb

Verb Forms: struck, strook, stricken, strucken, striking, strikes

To hit forcefully; to cause to come into contact with.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- "the opponent refused to strike"
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
hit against; come into sudden contact with
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"
indicate (a certain time) by striking
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
stop work in order to press demands
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
attain
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
- "The pianist strikes a middle C"
- "strike `z' on the keyboard"
cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- "strike an arc"
find unexpectedly
produce by ignition or a blow
- "strike fire from the flintstone"
- "strike a match"
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- "Please strike this remark from the record"
cause to experience suddenly
drive something violently into a location
occupy or take on
- "strike a pose"
form by stamping, punching, or printing
- "strike coins"
- "strike a medal"
smooth with a strickle
pierce with force
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- "strike a balance"
- "strike a bargain"
To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To hit.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To manufacture, as by stamping.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To cause to ignite by friction.
To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To punish; to afflict; to smite.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To carry out a violent or illegal action.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To impinge upon.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To create an impression.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To score a goal.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To steal or rob; to take forcibly or fraudulently.
To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To borrow money from; to make a demand upon.
To touch; to act by appulse.
To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
To take down, especially in the following contexts.
To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
To take down, especially in the following contexts.
To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
To take down, especially in the following contexts.
To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
To take down, especially in the following contexts.
To quit (one's job).
To take down, especially in the following contexts.
To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
To take down, especially in the following contexts.
To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
To set off on a walk or trip.
To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
To lade thickened sugar cane juice from a teache into a cooler.
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
To balance (a ledger or account).
To become saturated with salt.
To run, or fade in colour.
To do menial work for an officer.

Examples

A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
a strike of malt; a strike of coin
A tree strikes its roots deep.
air strike; first strike
Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.
He managed to strike a bingo, landing all seven tiles for a massive score in Words With Friends.
I was struck dumb with astonishment.
My eye struck a strange word in the text. They soon struck the trail.
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.
The bank robber struck on the 2nd and 5th of May.
The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike.
The clock struck twelve. The drums strike up a march.
The first thing to strike my eye was a beautiful pagoda. Tragedy struck when his brother was killed in a bush fire.
The frigate has struck, sir! We've beaten them, the lily-livers!
The news struck a sombre chord.
The proposed plan strikes me favourably.
The ship struck in the night.
They struck off along the river.
to strike a balance, to strike a delicate balance between
to strike a bargain, deal or agreement
to strike a compromise
to strike a light
to strike a match
to strike a pact
to strike a truce, to strike an uneasy truce
to strike an accord, alliance, ceasefire or armistice
to strike gold
to strike into reputation; to strike into a run
to strike the mind with surprise; to strike somebody with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror
We will strike a medal in your honour.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, rub, press”).
Cognate with Dutch strijken, German streichen, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.

Synonyms

affect, assume, attain, bang, chance on, chance upon, coin, collide with, come across, come to, come upon, discover, excise, expunge, fall, fall upon, happen upon, hit, impinge on, impress, light upon, mint, move, rap, run into, scratch, shine, smash, smasher, strickle, take, take up, tap, ten-strike, walk out, work stoppage, strike work, walkout#Noun

Antonyms

miss, industrial peace, lockout#Noun, non-strike, nonstrike

Scrabble Score: 10

strike: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
strike: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
strike: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

strike: valid Words With Friends Word