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strike > 27 senses
NOUN	1	strike, work stoppage	A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
	2	strike	An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
	3	strike	(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
	4	strike, rap, tap	A gentle blow
	5	strike, ten-strike	A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
	6	strike, hit, smash, smasher, bang	A conspicuous success
VERB	1	strike, hit, impinge on, run into, collide with	Hit against
	2	strike	Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
	3	strike, affect, impress, move	Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	4	strike, hit	Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
	5	strike	Indicate (a certain time) by striking
	6	strike, hit	Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
	7	strike, walk out	Stop work in order to press demands
	8	strike, fall, shine	Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
	9	strike, come to	Attain
	10	strike, hit	Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
	11	strike	Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
	12	strike, fall upon, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover	Find unexpectedly
	13	strike	Produce by ignition or a blow
	14	strike, scratch, expunge, excise	Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
	15	strike, hit, come to	Cause to experience suddenly
	16	strike, hit	Drive something violently into a location
	17	strike, assume, take, take up	Occupy or take on
	18	strike, mint, coin	Form by stamping, punching, or printing
	19	strike, strickle	Smooth with a strickle
	20	strike	Pierce with force
	21	strike	Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

strike > pronunciation
Sounds	stray'k
Rhymes	alike, apelike, beaklike, and 58 more rhymes in ayk...

strike > noun 1, act
Meaning	A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions.
Examples	"the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"
Synonyms	work stoppage
Broader	job action
Narrower	sit-down, sit-down strike; sympathy strike, sympathetic strike; walkout; wildcat strike
Verbs	strike

strike > noun 2, act
Meaning	An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective.
Examples	"the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
Broader	attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
Narrower	first strike; surgical strike; preventive strike, preventive attack
Verbs	strike

strike > noun 3, act
Meaning	(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.
Examples	"this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
Broader	pitch, delivery
Verbs	strike

strike > noun 4, event
Meaning	A gentle blow.
Synonyms	rap, tap
Broader	blow, bump
Verbs	strike; strike

strike > noun 5, act
Meaning	A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball.
Examples	"he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
Synonyms	ten-strike
Broader	score

strike > noun 6, act
Meaning	A conspicuous success.
Synonyms	hit, smash, smasher, bang
Broader	success
Narrower	blockbuster, megahit, smash hit; sleeper

strike > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Hit against. Come into sudden contact with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Model	The car strikes the tree
Synonyms	hit, impinge on, run into, collide with
Contrary	miss
Similar to	strike
Broader	touch
Narrower	stub; ping; spang, bang; rear-end; broadside; connect; spat; thud; bottom; bottom out; bump, knock; run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against; collide, clash
Nouns	striker; striking; strike; striker

strike > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Model	The fighter managed to strike his opponent
Examples	"the opponent refused to strike"
Similar to	hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
Broader	touch
See also	strike down
Narrower	jab; dab, pat; butt, bunt; knock, strike hard; down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down; spur; peck, pick, beak; tap, tip; hew; sideswipe; whip, lash; beat; beat; sclaff; clout; rap, knap; chop; slap; sclaff; buffet, knock about, batter
Nouns	striker; strike; striking; striker

strike > verb 3, emotion
Meaning	Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will strike him; The good news will strike her
Synonyms	affect, impress, move
Similar to	motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite; hit, strike, come to
Cause to	feel, experience
Narrower	infect; surprise; impress, ingrain, instill; awaken; engrave; strike dumb; zap; jar; hit home, strike home, strike a chord, strike a note; smite; cloud; pierce; impress; sweep away, sweep off; disturb, upset, trouble; touch, stir; move; sadden; alienate

strike > verb 4, competition
Meaning	Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"We must strike the enemy's oil fields"
Synonyms	hit
Similar to	shoot, hit, pip; hit, strike
Broader	attack, assail
Narrower	slice; chop; stroke; retaliate, strike back
Nouns	strike; strike

strike > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Indicate (a certain time) by striking.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Broader	read, register, show, record

strike > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP; Something ----s; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	hit
Similar to	strike, hit
Broader	affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch

strike > verb 7, social
Meaning	Stop work in order to press demands.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	walk out
Broader	protest, resist, dissent
Nouns	striker; strike

strike > verb 8, stative
Meaning	Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	fall, shine
Broader	happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

strike > verb 9, social
Meaning	Attain.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	come to
Broader	achieve, accomplish, attain, reach

strike > verb 10, contact
Meaning	Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"
Synonyms	hit
Broader	touch

strike > verb 11, change
Meaning	Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"strike an arc"
Similar to	strike
Broader	shape, form

strike > verb 12, possession
Meaning	Find unexpectedly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	fall upon, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
Broader	find, regain

strike > verb 13, creation
Meaning	Produce by ignition or a blow.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"
Similar to	strike
Broader	make, create

strike > verb 14, contact
Meaning	Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"Please strike this remark from the record"
Synonyms	scratch, expunge, excise
Broader	delete, cancel

strike > verb 15, perception
Meaning	Cause to experience suddenly.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	hit, come to
Similar to	affect, impress, move, strike

strike > verb 16, motion
Meaning	Drive something violently into a location.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	hit
Broader	move, displace
Narrower	smash

strike > verb 17, motion
Meaning	Occupy or take on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"strike a pose"
Synonyms	assume, take, take up
Similar to	fill, take
Broader	move

strike > verb 18, creation
Meaning	Form by stamping, punching, or printing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"strike coins"; "strike a medal"
Synonyms	mint, coin
Broader	create from raw material, create from raw stuff

strike > verb 19, contact
Meaning	Smooth with a strickle.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	strickle
Broader	flush, level, even out, even
Entails	smooth, smoothen

strike > verb 20, contact
Meaning	Pierce with force.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something
Broader	penetrate, perforate

strike > verb 21, cognition
Meaning	Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"
Broader	solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work

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