Strike

[straɪk]

Definition

(noun.) (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'.

(noun.) a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; 'he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame'.

(noun.) an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; 'the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn'.

(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'.

(verb.) cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; 'strike an arc'.

(verb.) arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; 'strike a balance'; 'strike a bargain'.

(verb.) indicate (a certain time) by striking; 'The clock struck midnight'; 'Just when I entered, the clock struck'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) pierce with force; 'The bullet struck her thigh'; 'The icy wind struck through our coats'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; 'Please strike this remark from the record'; 'scratch that remark'.

(verb.) produce by ignition or a blow; 'strike fire from the flintstone'; 'strike a match'.

(verb.) 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'.

Editor: Nell--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile.

(v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef.

(v. t.) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

(v. t.) To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.

(v. t.) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.

(v. t.) To punish; to afflict; to smite.

(v. t.) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.

(v. t.) To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.

(v. t.) To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror.

(v. t.) To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind.

(v. t.) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.

(v. t.) To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.

(v. t.) To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.

(v. t.) To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.

(v. t.) To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top.

(v. t.) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.

(v. t.) To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail.

(v. t.) To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars.

(v. t.) To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.

(v. t.) To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.

(v. t.) To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past participle.

(v. i.) To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields.

(v. i.) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.

(v. i.) To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.

(v. i.) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes.

(v. i.) To make an attack; to aim a blow.

(v. i.) To touch; to act by appulse.

(v. i.) To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night.

(v. i.) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.

(v. i.) To break forth; to commence suddenly; -- with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run.

(v. i.) To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy.

(v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages.

(v. i.) To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters.

(v. i.) To steal money.

(n.) The act of striking.

(n.) An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.

(n.) A bushel; four pecks.

(n.) An old measure of four bushels.

(n.) Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.

(n.) An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.

(n.) The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer.

(n.) A puddler's stirrer.

(n.) The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip.

(n.) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing.

Editor: Nicolas

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Smite, beat, hit, knock, slap, bump, pound, give a blow to.[2]. Cast, dash, hurl.[3]. Impress, imprint, stamp, coin, mint.[4]. Thrust, force, drive, impel.[5]. Deal, inflict, give.[6]. Cause (by a sudden impulse), produce.[7]. Impress (suddenly), affect.[8]. Lower (as a sail), take down, haul down.

v. n. [1]. Deal a blow.[2]. Hit, clash, dash, collide, touch, come in contact.[3]. Sound (by percussion).[4]. Dart, penetrate, pass quickly, shoot.[5]. Yield, surrender, strike the flag.[6]. [Modern.] Rebel, mutiny, rise, quit work (in order to extort higher wages).

n. [1]. Stroke.[2]. Strickle, straight-edge.[3]. Suspension of work (in order to extort higher wages), turn-out.

Typist: Nicholas

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Smite, impel, give_a_blow_to, stamp, impress, penetrate, insert, drive, lower,startle, surprise, collide, touch

ANT:Smooth, soothe, caress, pat, stroke, efface, levigate, withdraw, raise, hoist,calm, graze, escape, avoid, pass

Checked by Clifton

Definition

v.t. to give a blow to: to hit with force to smite: to pierce: to dash: to stamp: to coin: to thrust in: to cause to sound: to let down as a sail: to ground upon as a ship: to punish: to affect strongly: to affect suddenly with alarm or surprise: to make a compact or agreement to ratify: to take down and remove: to erase (with out off): to come upon unexpectedly: to occur to: to appear to: to assume: to hook a fish by a quick turn of the wrist: (slang) to steal: (B.) to stroke.—v.i. to give a quick blow: to hit: to dash: to sound by being struck: to touch: to run aground: to pass with a quick effect: to dart: to take root: to lower the flag in token of respect or surrender: to give up work in order to secure higher wages or the redress of some grievance: (U.S.) to do menial work for an officer: to become saturated with salt: to run or fade in colour:—pa.t. struck; pa.p. struck (obs. strick′en).—n. act of striking for higher wages: (geol.) the direction of the outcrop of a stratum—the line which it makes when it appears at the surface of the earth always being at right angles to the dip of the bend: (U.S.) any dishonest attempt to extort money by bringing in a bill in the hope of being bought off by those interested: full measure esp. of malt: the whole coinage made at one time: an imperfect matrix for type: the metal plate into which a door-latch strikes as the door closes: the crystalline appearance of hard soaps.—ns. Strike′-pay an allowance paid by a trades-union to men on strike; Strīk′er one who or that which strikes: a green-hand on shipboard.—adj. Strīk′ing affecting: surprising: forcible: impressive: exact.—adv. Strīk′ingly.—n. Strīk′ingness quality of being striking or of affecting or surprising.—Strike a balance to bring out the relative state of a debtor and creditor account; Strike a tent to take it down; Strike down to prostrate by a blow or by illness; Strike for to start suddenly for; Strike from to remove with a stroke; Strike hands (B.) to become surety for any one; Strike home to strike right to the point aimed at; Strike in to enter suddenly: to interpose; Strike into to enter upon suddenly to break into; Strike off to erase from an account to deduct: to print: to separate by a blow; Strike oil to find petroleum when boring for it: to make a lucky hit; Strike out to efface: to bring into light: to direct one's course boldly outwards: to strike from the shoulder: to form by sudden effort; Strike sail to take in sail: to stop; Strike up to begin to beat sing or play; Strike work to cease work.

Typed by Blanche