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Meaning of 'strike' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Strike [ n.]
- The act of striking.
- 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.
- A bushel; four pecks.
- An old measure of four bushels.
- Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- 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.
- A puddler's stirrer.
- 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.
- The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing.
2 . Strike [ v. i.]
- To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields.
- To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
- To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes.
- To make an attack; to aim a blow.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night.
- To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- To break forth; to commence suddenly; -- with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run.
- To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy.
- To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages.
- To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters.
- To steal money.
3 . Strike [ 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.
- To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef.
- To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
- To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
- To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
- To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
- To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
- To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.
- 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.
- To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail.
- To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars.
- To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past participle.

Meaning of 'strike' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . strike [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
Example in sentence:
  • he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
Meaning (2):
- a conspicuous success
Example in sentence:
  • that new Broadway show is a real smasher;
  • that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career;
  • the party went with a bang
Meaning (3):
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
Example in sentence:
  • the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
Meaning (4):
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
Example in sentence:
  • the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
Meaning (5):
- (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
Example in sentence:
  • this pitcher throws more strikes than balls
6 . strike [ v]
Meaning (6):
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Example in sentence:
  • A strange sound struck my ears;
  • Light fell on her face;
  • The light struck the golden necklace;
  • The sun shone on the fields
Meaning (7):
- cause to experience suddenly
Example in sentence:
  • A thought came to me;
  • An interesting idea hit her;
  • Panic struck me;
  • The thought struck terror in our minds;
  • They were struck with fear
Meaning (8):
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
Example in sentence:
  • after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up
Meaning (9):
- occupy or take on
Example in sentence:
  • He assumes the lotus position;
  • She took her seat on the stage;
  • She took up her position behind the tree;
  • strike a pose;
  • We took our seats in the orchestra
Meaning (10):
- drive something violently into a location
Example in sentence:
  • he hit his fist on the table;
  • she struck her head on the low ceiling
Meaning (11):
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
Example in sentence:
  • He struck the table with his elbow;
  • The car hit a tree
Meaning (12):
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Example in sentence:
  • he was dumb-struck by the news;
  • her comments struck a sour note;
  • This behavior struck me as odd;
  • This child impressed me as unusually mature
Meaning (13):
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Example in sentence:
  • He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager;
  • The earthquake struck at midnight;
  • We were hit by really bad weather
Meaning (14):
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Example in sentence:
  • in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2;
  • The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939;
  • We must strike the enemy's oil fields
Meaning (15):
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
Example in sentence:
  • Just when I entered, the clock struck;
  • The clock struck midnight
Meaning (16):
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Example in sentence:
  • Please strike this remark from the record;
  • scratch that remark
Meaning (17):
- find unexpectedly
Example in sentence:
  • she struck a goldmine;
  • the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb;
  • The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
Meaning (18):
- smooth with a strickle
Example in sentence:
  • strickle the grain in the measure
Meaning (19):
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
Example in sentence:
  • strike a balance;
  • strike a bargain
Meaning (20):
- produce by ignition or a blow
Example in sentence:
  • strike a match;
  • strike fire from the flintstone
Meaning (21):
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
Example in sentence:
  • strike a medal;
  • strike coins
Meaning (22):
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
Example in sentence:
  • strike an arc
Meaning (23):
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
Example in sentence:
  • strike `z' on the keyboard;
  • The pianist strikes a middle C
Meaning (24):
- stop work in order to press demands
Example in sentence:
  • The auto workers are striking for higher wages;
  • The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met
Meaning (25):
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
Example in sentence:
  • The boxer struck the attacker dead;
  • the opponent refused to strike;
  • The teacher struck the child
Meaning (26):
- pierce with force
Example in sentence:
  • The bullet struck her thigh;
  • The icy wind struck through our coats
Meaning (27):
- attain
Example in sentence:
  • The horse finally struck a pace

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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