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- DictionaryStrike/strīk/
verb
- 1. hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement: "he raised his hand, as if to strike me"
- 2. (of a disaster, disease, or other unwelcome phenomenon) occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on: "an earthquake struck the island"
noun
- 1. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer: "dockers voted for an all-out strike"
- 2. a sudden attack, typically a military one: "the threat of nuclear strikes"
1. : to take a course : go. struck off through the brush. 2. a. : to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool) b. : to arrive with detrimental effect. disaster struck. c. : to attempt to undermine or harm something as if by a blow. struck at … cherished notions R. P. Warren. 3.
to hit or attack someone or something forcefully or violently: Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle. The police have warned the public that the killer could strike again. strike someone on something The autopsy revealed that his murderer had struck him on the head with an iron bar.
At its most basic, strike means to hit. If you strike someone, you hit them with your hand or a weapon. If lightning strikes, it makes contact. If you strike out on a trip, you're "hitting" the road. If you strike gold, you've "struck it rich"!
1. a. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement: struck the table in anger; strikes the ball with a nine iron; struck the nail with a hammer. b. To inflict (a blow). 2. To penetrate or pierce: was struck in the leg by a bullet. 3. a. To collide with or crash into: She struck the desk with her knee. b.
to deal or aim a blow or stroke, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer. to make an attack, especially a planned military assault: Our troops struck at dawn. to knock, rap, or tap. to hit or dash on or against something, as a moving body does; come into forcible contact; collide.
to give two things the same amount of attention: It's important to strike a balance between spending and saving. strike a deal. If two people strike a deal, they promise to do something for each other that will give them both an advantage: The book's author has struck a deal with a major film company. See also.
Definition of strike verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
strike (formal) to hit someone or something hard: The ship struck a rock. bump to hit someone or something accidentally: In the darkness I bumped into a chair. bash ( informal ) to hit against something very hard: I braked too late and bashed into the car in front of me.
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.
Strike Definition. To hit with the hand or a tool, weapon, etc.; smite. To deliver a blow or blows. To make contact with (a key on a typewriter, computer keyboard, etc.) To collide with or crash into. She struck the desk with her knee.
