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strike
English
- 🔊 (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 score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball“he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame”
- 🔊 an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective“the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 a gentle blow
- 🔊 a conspicuous success“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”
- 🔊 cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp“strike an arc”
- 🔊 arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing“strike a balance”
- 🔊 indicate (a certain time) by striking“The clock struck midnight”
- 🔊 make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target“The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939”
- 🔊 produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments“The pianist strikes a middle C”
- 🔊 pierce with force“The bullet struck her thigh”
- 🔊 deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon“The teacher struck the child”
- 🔊 remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line“Please strike this remark from the record”
- 🔊 disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set“after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up”
- 🔊 produce by ignition or a blow“strike fire from the flintstone”
- 🔊 stop work in order to press demands“The auto workers are striking for higher wages”
- 🔊 affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely“We were hit by really bad weather”
- 🔊 hit against“The car hit a tree”
- 🔊 smooth with a strickle“strickle the grain in the measure”
- 🔊 drive something violently into a location“he hit his fist on the table”
- 🔊 cause to experience suddenly“Panic struck me”
- 🔊 find unexpectedly“the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb”
- 🔊 attain“The horse finally struck a pace”
- 🔊 form by stamping, punching, or printing“strike coins”
- 🔊 occupy or take on“He assumes the lotus position”
- 🔊 touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly“Light fell on her face”
- 🔊 have an emotional or cognitive impact upon“This child impressed me as unusually mature”
Spanish
- 🔊 strike strike
- 🔊 azotar to strike
- 🔊 percutir to strike
- 🔊 colpar to strike, hit
- 🔊 castaña strike, wallop (hard hit)
- 🔊 huelga strike, protest (work stoppage)