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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.
STRIKE definition: 1. to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions…. Learn 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.
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.
to say or do something that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm. The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience. (formal) to make somebody be afraid, etc. The sound of gunfire struck fear into the hearts of the villagers. to find or do something that brings you a lot of success or money.
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"!
STRIKE definition: 1. to hit someone or something: 2. If a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly think of it: 3…. Learn more.
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.
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.
