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- Dictionarystrike/strʌɪk/
verb
- 1. hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement: "he raised his hand, as if to strike me" Similar
- 2. (of a disaster, disease, or other unwelcome phenomenon) occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on: "a major earthquake struck the island" Similar
noun
- 1. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer: "dockers voted for an all-out strike" Similar
- 2. a sudden attack, typically a military one: "the threat of nuclear strikes" Similar
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1. : to take a course : go. struck off through the brush. 2. a. : to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool) b. : to arrive with detrimental effect. disaster struck. c. : to attempt to undermine or harm something as if by a blow. struck at … cherished notions R. P. Warren. 3.
to hit or attack someone or something forcefully or violently: Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle. The police have warned the public that the killer could strike again. strike someone on something The autopsy revealed that his murderer had struck him on the head with an iron bar.
Definition of strike verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When there is a strike, workers stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves. The air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike.
At its most basic, strike means to hit. If you strike someone, you hit them with your hand or a weapon. If lightning strikes, it makes contact. If you strike out on a trip, you're "hitting" the road. If you strike gold, you've "struck it rich"!
1. a. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement: struck the table in anger; strikes the ball with a nine iron; struck the nail with a hammer. b. To inflict (a blow). 2. To penetrate or pierce: was struck in the leg by a bullet. 3. a. To collide with or crash into: She struck the desk with her knee. b.
STRIKE definition: 1. to hit someone or something: 2. If a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly think of it: 3…. Learn more.
strike (formal) to hit someone or something hard: The ship struck a rock. bump to hit someone or something accidentally: In the darkness I bumped into a chair. bash ( informal ) to hit against something very hard: I braked too late and bashed into the car in front of me.
to drive so as to cause impact: to strike the hands together. to thrust forcibly: Brutus struck a dagger into the dying Caesar. to produce (fire, sparks, light, etc.) by percussion, friction, etc.
noun. /straɪk/ Idioms. of workers. a period of time when an organized group of employees of a company stops working because of an argument over pay or conditions. the miners'/firefighters'/teachers' strike. a strike by teachers. a one-day strike. an unofficial strike. Union leaders called a strike.
