strike
1. strike \'stri-k\ \'str*k\ \'strik-*n\ \'stri--kin\ vt or struck; or
struck; also strick.en also strik.ing [ME striken, fr. OE stri-can to
stroke, go; akin to OHG stri|B-hhan to stroke, L stringere to touch
lightly, striga, stria furrow 1: to take a course : GO 2: to deliver or
aim a blow or thrust : HIT 3: CONTACT, COLLIDE 4: DELETE, CANCEL 5: to
lower a flag usu. in surrender 6a: to become indicated by a clock, bell,
or chime 6b: to make known the time by sounding 7: PIERCE, PENETRATE 8a:
to engage in battle 8b: to make a military attack 9: to become ignited
10: to discover something 11a: to pull on a fishing rod in order to set
the hook of a fish 11b: to seize the bait 12: DART, SHOOT of a plant
cutting 13a: to take root of a seed 13b: GERMINATE 14: to make an
impression 15: to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with
demands 16: to make a beginning 17: to thrust oneself forward 18: to
work diligently : STRIVE 1a: to strike at : HIT 1b: to drive or remove by
or as if by a blow 1c: to attack or seize with a sharp blow (as of fangs
or claws) {stru ck by a snake} 1d: INFLICT 1e: to produce by or as if by a
blow or stroke 1f: to separate by a sharp blow {~ off flints} 2a: to haul
down : LOWER 2b: to dismantle and take away 2c: to strike the tents of (a
camp) 3: to afflict suddenly 4a: to engage in (a battle) : FIGHT 4b: to
make a military attack on 5: DELETE, CANCEL 6a: to penetrate painfully :
PIERCE 6b: to cause to penetrate 6c: to send down or out 7a: to level
(as a measure of grain) by scraping off what is above the rim 7b: STRICKLE
8: to indicate by sounding 9a1: to bring into forceful contact 9a2: to
shake (hands) in confirming an agreement 9a3: to thrust suddenly 9b: to
come into contact or collision with of light 9c: to fall on of a sound
9d: to become audible to 10a: to affect with a mental or emotional state
or a strong emotion 10b: to affect a person with (a strong emotion) 10c:
to cause to become by or as if by a sudden blow {struck him d ead} 11a: to
produce by stamping 11b1: to produce (as fire) by or as if by striking
11b2: to cause to ignite by friction 12: to make and ratify the terms of
{~ a bargain} 13a: to play by stroking keys or strings 13b: to produce by
or as if by playing an instrument 14a: to hook (a fish) by a sharp pull on
the line of a fish 14b: to snatch at (a bait) 15a1: to occur to 15a2:
to appear to 15b: to appear remarkable to : IMPRESS 16: BEWITCH 17: to
arrive at by computation {~ a balance} 18a: to come to : ATTAIN 18b: to
come upon : DISCOVER 19: to engage in a strike against (an employer) 20:
to take on : ASSUME {~ a pose} 21a: to place (a plant cutting) in a medium
for growth and rooting 21b: to so propagate (a plant) 22: to make one's
way along 23: to cause (an arc) to form (as between electrodes of an arc
lamp) of an insect 24: to oviposit on or in : syn HIT, SMITE, SLAP, SW
AT, PUNCH : STRIKE implies aiming and dealing a blow usu. with moderate to
heavy force with the hand or with a weapon or tool; HIT more often stresses
the impact of the blow or the reaching of the target aimed at; SMITE
suggests greater force or emphasis than HIT; SLAP implies striking with the
open hand; SWAT implies a slapping or striking hard with a fairly light
implement; PUNCH implies hitting with the closed fist
2. strike n 1: STRICKLE 2: an act or instance of striking 3a: a work
stoppage by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on
an employer 3b: a temporary stoppage of activities in protest against an
act or conditi on {hunger ~} 4: the direction of the line of intersection
of a horizontal plane with an uptilted geological stratum 5a: a pull on a
fishing rod to strike a fish 5b: a pull on a line by a fish in striking
6: a stroke of good luck; esp : a discovery of a valuable mineral d eposit
7a: a pitched ball (as in baseball) recorded against a batter 7b:
DISADVANTAGE, HANDICAP 8: an act or instance of knocking down all the
bowling pins with the first bowl 9: establishment of roots and plant
growth 10: cutaneous myiasis (as of sheep) {body ~} 11a: a military
attack; esp : an air attack on a single objective 11b: a group of
airplanes taking part in such an attack
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