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strike

verb
  1. occupy or take on
    takeassumetake up
  2. drive something violently into a location
    hit
  3. cause to experience suddenly
    hit
  4. find unexpectedly
    discovercome acrosscome uponfall uponlight uponchance uponchance onhappen upon
  5. stop work in order to press demands
    walk out
  6. attain
    come to
  7. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
    fallshine
  8. cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
    “strike an arc”
  9. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    “strike a balance”
  10. indicate (a certain time) by striking
  11. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
    hit
  12. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
    hit
  13. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
    “The pianist strikes a middle C”
    hit
  14. pierce with force
  15. hit against
    hit
  16. smooth with a strickle
    strickle
  17. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
  18. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    “Please strike this remark from the record”
    scratchexciseexpunge
  19. form by stamping, punching, or printing
    “strike coins”
    mintcoin
  20. produce by ignition or a blow
    “strike fire from the flintstone”
  21. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    impressmoveaffect
noun
  1. a conspicuous success
    hit
  2. (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”
  3. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
    “They finished with three strikes in the tenth frame.”
    ten-strike
  4. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
    “the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn”
  5. 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”
    work stoppage
  6. a gentle blow
    taprap