strike
verb
[ strʌɪk ]
• hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.
• "he raised his hand, as if to strike me"
• (of a disaster, disease, or other unwelcome phenomenon) occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on.
• "a major earthquake struck the island"
• (of a thought or idea) come into the mind of (someone) suddenly or unexpectedly.
• "a disturbing thought struck Melissa"
Similar:
occur to,
come to,
dawn on one,
hit,
come to mind,
spring to mind,
enter one's head,
present itself,
come into one's consciousness,
• (of a clock) indicate the time by sounding a chime or stroke.
• "the church clock struck twelve"
• ignite (a match) by rubbing it briskly against an abrasive surface.
• "the match went out and he struck another"
• (of employees) refuse to work as a form of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession or concessions from their employer.
• "workers may strike over threatened job losses"
• cancel, remove, or cross out with or as if with a pen.
• "I will strike his name from the list"
• make (a coin or medal) by stamping metal.
• "they struck similar medals on behalf of the Normandy veterans"
• reach, achieve, or agree to (something involving agreement, balance, or compromise).
• "the team has struck a deal with a sports marketing agency"
Similar:
achieve,
reach,
arrive at,
find,
attain,
effect,
establish,
agree,
agree on,
come to an agreement on,
settle on,
sign,
endorse,
ratify,
sanction,
clinch,
• discover (gold, minerals, or oil) by drilling or mining.
• "if they do strike oil, there will be another test well in a year's time"
Similar:
discover,
find,
come upon,
light on,
chance on,
happen on,
stumble on/across,
unearth,
uncover,
turn up,
• move or proceed vigorously or purposefully.
• "she struck out into the lake with a practised crawl"
Similar:
go,
make one's way,
set out,
head,
direct one's footsteps,
move towards,
• take down (a tent or the tents of an encampment).
• "it took ages to strike camp"
Similar:
take down,
pull down,
bring down,
take apart,
• insert (a cutting of a plant) in soil to take root.
• "best results are obtained from striking them in a propagator"
• secure a hook in the mouth of a fish by jerking or tightening the line after it has taken the bait or fly.
strike
noun
• 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"
• a sudden attack, typically a military one.
• "the threat of nuclear strikes"
• a discovery of gold, minerals, or oil by drilling or mining.
• "the Lena goldfields strike of 1912"
• a batter's unsuccessful attempt to hit a pitched ball.
• the horizontal or compass direction of a stratum, fault, or other geological feature.
• "the mine workings follow the strike of the Bonsor Vein"
• short for fly strike.
Origin:
Old English strīcan ‘go, flow’ and ‘rub lightly’, of West Germanic origin; related to German streichen ‘to stroke’, also to stroke. The sense ‘deliver a blow’ dates from Middle English.
