strike

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   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.

2. 2transitive verb

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

3. 3transitive verb

   To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

4. 4transitive verb

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

5. 5transitive verb

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

6. 6transitive verb

   To punish; to afflict; to smite.

7. 7transitive verb

   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.

8. 8transitive verb

   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.

9. 9transitive verb

   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.

10. 10transitive verb

    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.

11. 11transitive verb

    To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.

12. 12transitive verb

    To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.

13. 13transitive verb

    To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.

14. 14transitive verb

    To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.

15. 15transitive verb

    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.

16. 16transitive verb

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

17. 17transitive verb

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

18. 18transitive verb

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

19. 19transitive verb

    To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.

20. 20transitive verb

    To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.

21. 21transitive verb

    To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past participle.

22. 22intransitive verb

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

23. 23intransitive verb

    To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.

24. 24intransitive verb

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

25. 25intransitive verb

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

26. 26intransitive verb

    To make an attack; to aim a blow.

27. 27intransitive verb

    To touch; to act by appulse.

28. 28intransitive verb

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

29. 29intransitive verb

    To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.

30. 30intransitive verb

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

31. 31intransitive verb

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

32. 32intransitive verb

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

33. 33intransitive verb

    To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters.

34. 34intransitive verb

    To steal money.

35. 35noun

    The act of striking.

36. 36noun

    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.

37. 37noun

    A bushel; four pecks.

38. 38noun

    An old measure of four bushels.

39. 39noun

    Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.

40. 40noun

    An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.

41. 41noun

    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.

42. 42noun

    A puddler's stirrer.

43. 43noun

    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.

44. 44noun

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

45. 45noun

    a conspicuous success

    "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"

    "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"

    Synonyms

    banghitsmashsmasher
46. 46noun

    (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"

47. 47noun

    a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball

    "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"

48. 48noun

    an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

    "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"

49. 49noun

    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"

50. 50noun

    a gentle blow

    Synonyms

    raptap
51. 51verb

    cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

    "strike an arc"

52. 52verb

    arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

    "strike a balance"

    "strike a bargain"

53. 53verb

    indicate (a certain time) by striking

    "The clock struck midnight"

    "Just when I entered, the clock struck"

54. 54verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    hit
55. 55verb

    affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

    "We were hit by really bad weather"

    "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"

    Synonyms

    hit
56. 56verb

    produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically

    "The pianist strikes a middle C"

    "strike `z' on the keyboard"

    Synonyms

    hit
57. 57verb

    pierce with force

    "The bullet struck her thigh"

    "The icy wind struck through our coats"

58. 58verb

    hit against; come into sudden contact with

    "The car hit a tree"

    "He struck the table with his elbow"

    Synonyms

    hit
59. 59verb

    smooth with a strickle

    "strickle the grain in the measure"

    Synonyms

    strickle
60. 60verb

    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

    "The teacher struck the child"

    "the opponent refused to strike"

61. 61verb

    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

    "Please strike this remark from the record"

    "scratch that remark"

    Synonyms

    exciseexpungescratch
62. 62verb

    form by stamping, punching, or printing

    "strike coins"

    "strike a medal"

    Synonyms

    coinmint
63. 63verb

    produce by ignition or a blow

    "strike fire from the flintstone"

    "strike a match"

64. 64verb

    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

    "This child impressed me as unusually mature"

    "This behavior struck me as odd"

    Synonyms

    affectimpressmove
65. 65verb

    occupy or take on

    "He assumes the lotus position"

    "She took her seat on the stage"

    Synonyms

    assumetake
66. 66verb

    drive something violently into a location

    "he hit his fist on the table"

    "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

    Synonyms

    hit
67. 67verb

    cause to experience suddenly

    "Panic struck me"

    "An interesting idea hit her"

    Synonyms

    hit
68. 68verb

    find unexpectedly

    "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"

    "she struck a goldmine"

    Synonyms

    attaindiscover
69. 69verb

    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"

70. 70verb

    attain

    "The horse finally struck a pace"

71. 71verb

    touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

    "Light fell on her face"

    "The sun shone on the fields"

    Synonyms

    fallshine