Search results for 'strike':

strike verb (struck , striking) 1 to hit someone or something; to give a blow to them. 2 to come or bring into heavy contact with someone or something • The car struck the lamppost. 3 to make a particular impression on someone • They struck me as a strange couple. 4 to come into one's mind; to occur to someone • It struck me as strange. 5 to cause (a match) to ignite through friction. 6 tr & intr said of a clock: to indicate the time, eg on the hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, with chimes, etc • The town hall clock strikes the hour and half-hour. 7 intrans to happen suddenly • Disaster struck. 8 intrans to make a sudden attack. 9 to afflict someone suddenly; to cause to become by affliction • The news struck him dumb. 10 to introduce or inject suddenly • The thought struck terror into them. 11 to arrive at or settle (eg a bargain or a balance) • struck a fair deal for the car. 12 to find a source of (eg oil, gold, etc). 13 intrans to stop working as part of a collective protest against an employer, working conditions, pay, etc • The factory has been striking for two weeks. 14 to dismantle (a camp). 15 to make (a coin) by stamping metal. 16 to adopt (a posture or attitude). 17 to lower (a flag). 18 tr & intr to draw (a line) in order to cross something out. noun 1 an act of hitting or dealing a blow. 2 a situation where a labour force refuses to work in order to protest against an employer, working conditions, pay, etc in the hope that, by doing this, their demands will be met. 3 a prolonged refusal to engage in a regular or expected activity, such as eating, in order to make some kind of a protest • went on hunger strike. 4 a military attack, especially one that is carried out by aircraft • a pre-emptive strike on the ground troops. 5 a discovery of a source, eg of gold, oil, etc. 6 ten-pin bowling the knocking down of all pins with a single ball. Compare spare noun 3. 7 cricket the position of being the batsman bowled at • take strike. 8 baseball a ball that the batter has taken a swing at but missed. on strike taking part in an industrial or other strike. strike it lucky or rich to enjoy luck or become rich suddenly and unexpectedly.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon strican.

strike verb (struck , striking) 1 to hit someone or something; to give a blow to them. 2 to come or bring into heavy contact with someone or something • The car struck the lamppost. 3 to make a particular impression on someone • They struck me as a strange couple. 4 to come into one's mind; to occur to someone • It struck me as strange. 5 to cause (a match) to ignite through friction. 6 tr & intr said of a clock: to indicate the time, eg on the hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, with chimes, etc • The town hall clock strikes the hour and half-hour. 7 intrans to happen suddenly • Disaster struck. 8 intrans to make a sudden attack. 9 to afflict someone suddenly; to cause to become by affliction • The news struck him dumb. 10 to introduce or inject suddenly • The thought struck terror into them. 11 to arrive at or settle (eg a bargain or a balance) • struck a fair deal for the car. 12 to find a source of (eg oil, gold, etc). 13 intrans to stop working as part of a collective protest against an employer, working conditions, pay, etc • The factory has been striking for two weeks. 14 to dismantle (a camp). 15 to make (a coin) by stamping metal. 16 to adopt (a posture or attitude). 17 to lower (a flag). 18 tr & intr to draw (a line) in order to cross something out. noun 1 an act of hitting or dealing a blow. 2 a situation where a labour force refuses to work in order to protest against an employer, working conditions, pay, etc in the hope that, by doing this, their demands will be met. 3 a prolonged refusal to engage in a regular or expected activity, such as eating, in order to make some kind of a protest • went on hunger strike. 4 a military attack, especially one that is carried out by aircraft • a pre-emptive strike on the ground troops. 5 a discovery of a source, eg of gold, oil, etc. 6 ten-pin bowling the knocking down of all pins with a single ball. Compare spare noun 3. 7 cricket the position of being the batsman bowled at • take strike. 8 baseball a ball that the batter has taken a swing at but missed. on strike taking part in an industrial or other strike. strike it lucky or rich to enjoy luck or become rich suddenly and unexpectedly.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon strican.

strike verb (struck , striking) 1 to hit someone or something; to give a blow to them. 2 to come or bring into heavy contact with someone or something • The car struck the lamppost. 3 to make a particular impression on someone • They struck me as a strange couple. 4 to come into one's mind; to occur to someone • It struck me as strange. 5 to cause (a match) to ignite through friction. 6 tr & intr said of a clock: to indicate the time, eg on the hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, with chimes, etc • The town hall clock strikes the hour and half-hour. 7 intrans to happen suddenly • Disaster struck. 8 intrans to make a sudden attack. 9 to afflict someone suddenly; to cause to become by affliction • The news struck him dumb. 10 to introduce or inject suddenly • The thought struck terror into them. 11 to arrive at or settle (eg a bargain or a balance) • struck a fair deal for the car. 12 to find a source of (eg oil, gold, etc). 13 intrans to stop working as part of a collective protest against an employer, working conditions, pay, etc • The factory has been striking for two weeks. 14 to dismantle (a camp). 15 to make (a coin) by stamping metal. 16 to adopt (a posture or attitude). 17 to lower (a flag). 18 tr & intr to draw (a line) in order to cross something out. noun 1 an act of hitting or dealing a blow. 2 a situation where a labour force refuses to work in order to protest against an employer, working conditions, pay, etc in the hope that, by doing this, their demands will be met. 3 a prolonged refusal to engage in a regular or expected activity, such as eating, in order to make some kind of a protest • went on hunger strike. 4 a military attack, especially one that is carried out by aircraft • a pre-emptive strike on the ground troops. 5 a discovery of a source, eg of gold, oil, etc. 6 ten-pin bowling the knocking down of all pins with a single ball. Compare spare noun 3. 7 cricket the position of being the batsman bowled at • take strike. 8 baseball a ball that the batter has taken a swing at but missed. on strike taking part in an industrial or other strike. strike it lucky or rich to enjoy luck or become rich suddenly and unexpectedly.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon strican.