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STRIKE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected form: struck  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A conspicuous successplay

Example:

the party went with a bang

Synonyms:

bang; hit; smash; smasher; strike

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):

success (an attainment that is successful)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strike"):

blockbuster; megahit; smash hit (an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel))

sleeper (an unexpected hit)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(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 shouldersplay

Example:

this pitcher throws more strikes than balls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):

delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)

Derivation:

strike (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ballplay

Example:

he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame

Synonyms:

strike; ten-strike

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):

score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Example:

the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):

attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strike"):

first strike (the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate)

surgical strike (an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target)

preventive attack; preventive strike (a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces)

Derivation:

strike (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditionsplay

Example:

the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled

Synonyms:

strike; work stoppage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):

job action (a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strike"):

sit-down; sit-down strike (a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached)

sympathetic strike; sympathy strike (a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer)

walkout (a strike in which the workers walk out)

wildcat strike (a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union)

Derivation:

strike (stop work in order to press demands)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A gentle blowplay

Synonyms:

rap; strike; tap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):

blow; bump (an impact (as from a collision))

Derivation:

strike (hit against; come into sudden contact with)

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

 II. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they strike  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it strikes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: struck  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: stricken  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation/struck  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: striking  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lampplay

Example:

strike an arc

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

form; shape (give shape or form to)

Verb group:

strike (produce by ignition or a blow)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighingplay

Example:

strike a bargain

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

figure out; lick; puzzle out; solve; work; work out (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Indicate (a certain time) by strikingplay

Example:

Just when I entered, the clock struck

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

read; record; register; show (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a targetplay

Example:

in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2

Synonyms:

hit; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)

Verb group:

hit; pip; shoot (hit with a missile from a weapon)

hit; strike (affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):

retaliate; strike back (make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil)

stroke (strike a ball with a smooth blow)

chop (hit sharply)

slice (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

strike ((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)

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

Sense 5

Meaning:

Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adverselyplay

Example:

The earthquake struck at midnight

Synonyms:

hit; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon)

Verb group:

hit; strike (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 6

Meaning:

Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instrumentsplay

Example:

strike 'z' on the keyboard

Synonyms:

hit; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 7

Meaning:

Pierce with forceplay

Example:

The icy wind struck through our coats

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

Sense 8

Meaning:

Hit against; come into sudden contact withplay

Example:

He struck the table with his elbow

Synonyms:

collide with; hit; impinge on; run into; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)

Verb group:

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

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):

glance (hit at an angle)

clash; collide (crash together with violent impact)

bump into; butt against; jar against; knock against; run into (collide violently with an obstacle)

bump; knock (knock against with force or violence)

bottom out (hit the ground)

bottom (strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom)

thud (strike with a dull sound)

spat (strike with a sound like that of falling rain)

connect (land on or hit solidly)

broadside (collide with the broad side of)

rear-end (collide with the rear end of)

bang; spang (leap, jerk, bang)

ping (hit with a pinging noise)

stub (strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The car strikes the tree


Derivation:

striking (the physical coming together of two or more things)

striker (someone who hits)

striker (the part of a mechanical device that strikes something)

strike (a gentle blow)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Smooth with a strickleplay

Example:

strickle the grain in the measure

Synonyms:

strickle; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

even; even out; flush; level (make level or straight)

"Strike" entails doing...:

smooth; smoothen (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 10

Meaning:

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weaponplay

Example:

The boxer struck the attacker dead

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)

Verb group:

collide with; hit; impinge on; run into; strike (hit against; come into sudden contact with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):

lash; whip (strike as if by whipping)

beat (hit repeatedly)

beat (strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music)

sclaff (strike (the ground) in making a sclaff)

clout (strike hard, especially with the fist)

knap; rap (strike sharply)

chop (strike sharply, as in some sports)

slap (hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand)

sclaff (strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first)

batter; buffet; knock about (strike against forcefully)

jab (strike or punch with quick and short blows)

dab; pat (hit lightly)

bunt; butt (to strike, thrust or shove against)

knock; strike hard (deliver a sharp blow or push)

cut down; down; knock down; pull down; push down (cause to come or go down)

spur (strike with a spur)

beak; peck; pick (hit lightly with a picking motion)

tap; tip (strike lightly)

hew (strike with an axe; cut down, strike)

sideswipe (strike from the side)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to strike his opponent


Also:

strike down (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow)

Derivation:

strike (a gentle blow)

striker (the part of a mechanical device that strikes something)

striker (someone who hits)

striking (the act of contacting one thing with another)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a lineplay

Example:

scratch that remark

Synonyms:

excise; expunge; scratch; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

cancel; delete (remove or make invisible)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 12

Meaning:

Form by stamping, punching, or printingplay

Example:

strike a medal

Synonyms:

coin; mint; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 13

Meaning:

Disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical setplay

Example:

after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

break apart; break up; disassemble; dismantle; take apart (take apart into its constituent pieces)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 14

Meaning:

Produce by ignition or a blowplay

Example:

strike a match

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Verb group:

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

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 15

Meaning:

Have an emotional or cognitive impact uponplay

Example:

her comments struck a sour note

Synonyms:

affect; impress; move; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Cause:

experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind)

Verb group:

actuate; incite; motivate; move; prompt; propel (give an incentive for action)

come to; hit; strike (cause to experience suddenly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):

alienate (make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated)

sadden (make unhappy)

move (arouse sympathy or compassion in)

stir; touch (affect emotionally)

disturb; trouble; upset (move deeply)

sweep away; sweep off (overwhelm emotionally)

impress (impress positively)

pierce (move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply)

cloud (make gloomy or depressed)

smite (affect suddenly with deep feeling)

hit home; strike a chord; strike a note; strike home (refer to or be relevant or familiar to)

jar (affect in a disagreeable way)

zap (strike suddenly and with force)

strike dumb (render speechless, as by surprising or shocking)

engrave (impress or affect deeply)

awaken (make aware)

impress; ingrain; instill (produce or try to produce a vivid impression of)

surprise (cause to be surprised)

infect (affect in a contagious way)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The bad news will strike him

The good news will strike her


Sense 16

Meaning:

Occupy or take onplay

Example:

strike a pose

Synonyms:

assume; strike; take; take up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Verb group:

fill; occupy; take (assume, as of positions or roles)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 17

Meaning:

Drive something violently into a locationplay

Example:

she struck her head on the low ceiling

Synonyms:

hit; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):

smash (hit violently)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 18

Meaning:

Cause to experience suddenlyplay

Example:

They were struck with fear

Synonyms:

come to; hit; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Verb group:

affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sense 19

Meaning:

Find unexpectedlyplay

Example:

The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake

Synonyms:

attain; chance on; chance upon; come across; come upon; discover; fall upon; happen upon; light upon; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

find; regain (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 20

Meaning:

Stop work in order to press demandsplay

Example:

The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met

Synonyms:

strike; walk out

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

dissent; protest; resist (express opposition through action or words)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

strike (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions)

striker (an employee on strike against an employer)

Sense 21

Meaning:

Attainplay

Example:

The horse finally struck a pace

Synonyms:

come to; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

accomplish; achieve; attain; reach (to gain with effort)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 22

Meaning:

Touch or seem as if touching visually or audiblyplay

Example:

A strange sound struck my ears

Synonyms:

fall; shine; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):

come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

The site was not expected to be vulnerable to such a strike.

(Human antibody reveals hidden vulnerability in influenza virus, National Institutes of Health)

The clock struck twelve, and it still rained.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

The disease usually strikes between age 40 and 60.

(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

She was struck, quite struck, when, on returning from her walk and going into the East room again, the first thing which caught her eye was a fire lighted and burning.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Hippocalcin shows striking similarity to photoreceptor Ca(2+)-sensitive proteins that regulate photosignal transduction.

(Hippocalcin, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually strikes children under 5 years old.

(Haemophilus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently, and without warning at any time of the day or night.

(Earthquakes, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

He played with them and lost some of his money, but when it struck twelve, everything vanished from his sight.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

When we had got some little distance away, we went into a clump of trees, and struck a match, and looked at the child's throat.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

I am not clear whether he was going to strike Mr. Mell, or Mr. Mell was going to strike him, or there was any such intention on either side.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)




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