Strike example sentences

strike

verb

strike (verb) · strikes (third person present) · struck (past tense) · struck (past participle) · striking (present participle)

  - hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement:

  - inflict (a blow):

  - accidentally hit (a part of one's body) against something:

  - come into forcible contact or collision with:

  - (of a beam or ray of light or heat) fall on (an object or surface):

  - (in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball) so as to score a run, point, or goal:

  - produce (a musical note) by pressing or hitting a key.

  - (of a disaster, disease, or other unwelcome phenomenon) occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on:

  - carry out an aggressive or violent action, typically without warning:

  - cause (someone) to be in a specified state:

  - (of a thought or idea) come into the mind of (someone) suddenly or unexpectedly:

  - cause (someone) to have a particular impression:

  - find particularly interesting, noticeable, or impressive:

  - (of a clock) indicate the time by sounding a chime or stroke:

  - ignite (a match) by rubbing it briskly against an abrasive surface:

  - produce (fire or a spark) as a result of friction:

  - bring (an electric arc) into being:

  - (of employees) refuse to work as a form of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession or concessions from their employer:

  - undertake an organized protest against (an employer):

  - cancel, remove, or cross out with or as if with a pen:

  - make (a coin or medal) by stamping metal:

  - (in cinematography) make (another print) of a film:

  - reach, achieve, or agree to (something involving agreement, balance, or compromise):

  - (in financial contexts) reach (a figure) by balancing an account:

  - form (a committee):

  - discover (gold, minerals, or oil) by drilling or mining:

  - come to or reach:

  - move or proceed vigorously or purposefully:

  - take down (a tent or the tents of an encampment):

  - dismantle (theatrical scenery):

  - lower or take down (a flag or sail), especially as a salute or to signify surrender:

  - insert (a cutting of a plant) in soil to take root:

  - (of a plant or cutting) develop roots:

  - (of a young oyster) attach itself to a bed:

  - secure a hook in the mouth of a fish by jerking or tightening the line after it has taken the bait or fly.

  - a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer:

  - a refusal to do something expected or required, typically by a body of people, with a similar aim:

  - a sudden attack, typically a military one:

  - (in bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with one's first ball.

  - an act or instance of jerking or tightening the line to secure a fish that has already taken the bait or fly.

  - a discovery of gold, minerals, or oil by drilling or mining:

  - a pitch that is counted against the batter, in particular one that the batter swings at and misses, or that passes through the strike zone without the batter swinging, or that the batter hits foul (unless two strikes have already been called). A batter accumulating three strikes is out.

  - a pitch that passes through the strike zone and is not hit.

  - something to one's discredit:

  - the horizontal or compass direction of a stratum, fault, or other geological feature.

  - short for fly strike

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