Strike
WordNet
noun
(1) A conspicuous success
"That song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"
"That new Broadway show is a real smasher"
"The party went with a bang"
(2) (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"
(3) A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
"He finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
(4) An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
"The strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
(5) 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"
(6) A gentle blow
verb
(7) Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
"Strike an arc"
(8) Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
"Strike a balance"
"Strike a bargain"
(9) Indicate (a certain time) by striking
"The clock struck midnight"
"Just when I entered, the clock struck"
(10) Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
"The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"
"We must strike the enemy's oil fields"
"In the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
(11) Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
"We were hit by really bad weather"
"He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"
"The earthquake struck at midnight"
(12) Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
"The pianist strikes a middle C"
"Strike `z' on the keyboard"
"Her comments struck a sour note"
(13) Pierce with force
"The bullet struck her thigh"
"The icy wind struck through our coats"
(14) Hit against; come into sudden contact with
"The car hit a tree"
"He struck the table with his elbow"
(15) Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
"The teacher struck the child"
"The opponent refused to strike"
"The boxer struck the attacker dead"
(16) Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
"Please strike this remark from the record"
"Scratch that remark"
(17) Form by stamping, punching, or printing
"Strike coins"
"Strike a medal"
(18) Produce by ignition or a blow
"Strike fire from the flintstone"
"Strike a match"
(19) Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
"This child impressed me as unusually mature"
"This behavior struck me as odd"
(20) Occupy or take on
"He assumes the lotus position"
"She took her seat on the stage"
"We took our seats in the orchestra"
"She took up her position behind the tree"
"Strike a pose"
(21) Drive something violently into a location
"He hit his fist on the table"
"She struck her head on the low ceiling"
(22) Cause to experience suddenly
"Panic struck me"
"An interesting idea hit her"
"A thought came to me"
"The thought struck terror in our minds"
"They were struck with fear"
(23) Find unexpectedly
"The archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"
"She struck a goldmine"
"The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
(24) Stop work in order to press demands
"The auto workers are striking for higher wages"
"The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"
(25) Attain
"The horse finally struck a pace"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- Please strike the last sentence.
- To hit.
- Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose.
- To stop working to achieve better working conditions.
- The workers struck for a week before the new contract went through.
- To surrender (strike one's colors)
- To impress, seem or appear.
- Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.
- To manufacture, as by stamping.
- We will strike a medal in your honour
- To haul down, or lower a mast, a flag or cargo, etc.
- To capitulate: to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- {theatrical) To dismantle and take away the set; (strike the set)
- About a clock: to indicate the hour by a stroke or strokes.
See also
- strike a balance
- strike down
- strike gold
- strike out baseball and slang
Noun
- a status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught
- the act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame
- a work stoppage
- a blow or application of physical force against something
- 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.
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- 1882: The sum is also used for the quarter, and the strike for the bushel. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 207.
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- the status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at