Etymology : Middle English, from Old English strIcan to stroke, go; akin to Old High German strIhhan to stroke, Latin stringere to touch lightly, striga, stria furrow
Pronunciation : strIk
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. hit, blow; temporary work stoppage; military assault; good luck; discovery of natural resources; knocking down of all pins at one time (Bowling); failure to hit a ball (Baseball). hit; collide with; attack, assault; afflict with a disease; injure by biting; impress; produce a spark; stamp; eliminate; arrive at; reach; instill; temporarily cease working as a protest; make. strike\strike\ , n.
2. a sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial.
3. (bowling, u. s.) act of leveling all the pins with the first bowl; also, the score thus made. sometimes called double spare.
4. (baseball) any actual or constructive striking at the pitched ball, three of which, if the ball is not hit fairly, cause the batter to be put out; hence, any of various acts or events which are ruled as equivalent to such a striking, as failing to strike at a ball so pitched that the batter should have struck at it.
5. (tenpins) same as ten-strike.strike \strike\ , v. t. [imp. struck ; p. p. struck, stricken (stroock , strucken , obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. striking. struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [oe. striken to strike, proceed, flow, as. strīcan to go, proceed, akin to d. strijken to rub, stroke, strike, to move, go, g. streichen, ohg. strīhhan, l. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to strip off (but perhaps not to l. stringere in sense to draw tight), striga a row, a furrow. cf. streak, stroke.].
6. 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. he at philippi kept his sword e'en like a dancer; while i struck the lean and wrinkled cassius.
7. to come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef.
8. to give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast. they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two sideposts. xii.
9. who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.
10. to stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
11. to thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
12. to punish; to afflict; to smite. to punish the just is not good, nor strike princes for equity. xvii.
13. 7. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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. nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the first view. they please as beauties, here as wonders strike.
16. 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. how often has stricken you dumb with his irony!.
17. to cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light. waving wide her myrtle wand, she strikes a universal peace through sea and land.
18. to cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
19. to make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.note: probably borrowed from the l. fÂœdus ferrire, to strike a compact, so called because an animal was struck and killed as a sacrifice on such occasions.
20. to take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money. [old slang].
21. 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.
22. (masonry) to cut off, as a mortar joint, even with.
23. 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.
24. To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef.
25. To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
26. To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
27. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
28. To punish; to afflict; to smite.
29. 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.
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
34. To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
35. To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
36. To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.
37. To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields.
38. To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
39. To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
40. To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes.
41. To make an attack; to aim a blow.
42. To touch; to act by appulse.
43. To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night.
44. To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
45. To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run.
46. To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy.
47. To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages.
48. To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
49. To steal money.
50. The act of striking.
51. 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.
52. A bushel; four pecks.
53. An old measure of four bushels.
54. Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.
55. An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
56. 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.
57. A puddler's stirrer.
58. 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.
59. It is at right angles to the dip.
60. The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing.
61. A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial.
62. Act of leveling all the pins with the first bowl; also, the score thus made.
63. Sometimes called double spare.
64. Any actual or constructive striking at the pitched ball, three of which, if the ball is not hit fairly, cause the batter to be put out; hence, any of various acts or events which are ruled as equivalent to such a striking, as failing to strike at a ball so pitched that the batter should have struck at it.
65. Same as Ten- strike. a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls" a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" 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" cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain" indicate by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck" 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 game5 to 2" 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" pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats" 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" remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record" produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" 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".
66. The form struck is the past tense and past participle. The form stricken can also be used as the past participle for meanings.
67. and 17..
68. When there is a strike, workers stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves. French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents. a call for strike action.
69. When workers strike, they go on strike. their recognition of the workers' right to strike They shouldn't be striking for more money The government agreed not to sack any of the striking workers. + striker strikers strik·er The strikers want higher wages, which state governments say they can't afford.
70. If you strike someone or something, you deliberately hit them. She took two quick steps forward and struck him across the mouth It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
71. If something that is falling or moving strikes something, it hits it. His head struck the bottom when he dived into the 6ft end of the pool One 16-inch shell struck the control tower = hit.
72. If you strike one thing against another, or if one thing strikes against another, the first thing hits the second thing. Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor My right toe struck against a submerged rock. = bang.
73. If something such as an illness or disaster strikes, it suddenly happens. Bank of England officials continued to insist that the pound would soon return to stability but disaster struck A powerful earthquake struck the Italian island of Sicily early this morning.
74. To strike means to attack someone or something quickly and violently. The attacker struck as she was walking near a housing estate at Monacurra.
75. A military strike is a military attack, especially an air attack. a punitive air strike. a nuclear strike.
76. If something strikes at the heart or root of something, it attacks or conflicts with the basic elements or principles of that thing. a rejection of her core beliefs and values, which strikes at the very heart of her being.
77. If an idea or thought strikes you, it suddenly comes into your mind. A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then? At this point, it suddenly struck me that I was wasting my time.
78. If something strikes you as being a particular thing, it gives you the impression of being that thing. He struck me as a very serious but friendly person You've always struck me as being an angry man.
79. If you are struck by something, you think it is very impressive, noticeable, or interesting. She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence What struck me about the firm is how genuinely friendly and informal it is.
80. If you strike a deal or a bargain with someone, you come to an agreement with them. They struck a deal with their paper supplier, getting two years of newsprint on credit The two struck a deal in which Rendell took half of what a manager would He insists he has struck no bargains for their release.
81. If you strike a balance, you do something that is halfway between two extremes. At times like that you have to strike a balance between sleep and homework.
82. If you strike a pose or attitude, you put yourself in a particular position, for example when someone is taking your photograph. She struck a pose, one hand on her hip and the other waving an imaginary cigarette. = adopt.
83. If something strikes fear into people, it makes them very frightened or anxious. If there is a single subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents, it is drugs.
84. If you are struck dumb or blind, you suddenly become unable to speak or to see:
I was struck dumb by this and had to think it over for a moment.
85. When a clock strikes, its bells make a sound to indicate what the time is. The clock struck nine Finally, the clock strikes.
86. If you strike words from a document or an official record, you remove them. Strike that from the minutes Strike out means the same as strike. The censor struck out the next two lines.
87. When you strike a match, you make it produce a flame by moving it quickly against something rough. Robina struck a match and held it to the crumpled newspaper in the grate.
88. If someone strikes oil or gold, they discover it in the ground as a result of mining or drilling. Hamilton Oil announced that it had struck oil in the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea.
89. When a coin or medal is struck, it is made. Another medal was specially struck for him. see also:
stricken, striking, hunger strike.
90. If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success. The company has struck gold with its new holiday development, Center Parcs.
91. If you strike it rich, you make a lot of money, especially in a short time. He hoped to strike it rich by investing in ginseng.
92. to strike a chord: see:
chord to strike home: see home to strike it lucky: see lucky to strike a happy medium: see medium. Collective refusal by employees to work under the conditions set by employers. Strikes may arise from disputes over wages and working conditions. They may also be conducted in sympathy with other striking workers, or for purely political goals. Many strikes are organized by labour unions; strikes not authorized by the union (wildcat strikes) may be directed against union leadership as well as the employer. The right to strike is granted in principle to workers in nearly all industrialized countries, and its use has paralleled the rise of labour unions since the 19th century. Most strikes are intended to inflict a cost to employers for failure to meet specific demands. Among Japanese unions, strikes are not intended to halt production for long periods of time and are more akin to demonstrations. In western Europe and elsewhere, workers have carried out general strikes aimed at winning changes in the political system rather than concessions from employers. The decision to call a strike does not come easily, because union workers risk a loss of income for long periods of time. They also risk the permanent loss of their jobs, especially when replacement workers hired to continue operations during the strike stay on as permanent employees. See also boycott; lockout. In geology, the direction of the line formed by the intersection of a fault, bed, or other planar feature and a horizontal plane. Strike indicates the orientation of planar structural features such as faults, beds, joints, and folds. Boston Police Strike general strike Homestead Strike Pullman Strike.
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