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strike
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- pronunciation:
- straIk
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
strikes, striking, struck, stricken |
| definition 1: |
When you strike something, you hit it with your hand or a weapon.
When Tyler's dad couldn't push the tent stakes into the ground, he had to strike them with a hammer.When the snake came near his chicken house, the farmer tried to strike it with a shovel.The tall fighter struck the shorter fighter with a huge punch and knocked him down.- synonyms:
- knock
- similar words:
- bang, hammer, hit, nail, pound
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| definition 2: |
When something strikes another thing, it moves towards it and hits it.
Andrew's mom won't let him sled down the big hill. She's afraid he'll strike one of the trees at the bottom.Josh rode his bicycle into the garage too fast and struck his dad's car.- similar words:
- bump, hit, smash
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| definition 3: |
When lightning strikes, it shoots down from the sky to the earth. When a tornado strikes, it touches down to the earth.
Every time lightning strikes, my mom is afraid the electricity will go off.The family was lucky to get to a safe place before the tornado struck. |
| definition 4: |
When an army strikes an enemy or the place of an enemy, they attack it.
The soldiers struck the fort in the early morning.- synonyms:
- attack, storm
- similar words:
- charge, invade, rush
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| definition 5: |
When a clock strikes a certain time, it makes a certain number of sounds that tell people what time it is. Modern clocks don't usually do this, but old clocks, or clocks of an old style, might ring a bell for each number of hours of the time. For example, the clock's bell will ring three times if it's three o'clock.
When the old town clock struck midnight, everyone celebrated the new year.- similar words:
- ring, sound
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| definition 6: |
When you strike a match, you make the match catch fire by rubbing it quickly against a rough surface.
There was complete darkness until someone struck a match.- similar words:
- light
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| definition 7: |
When workers strike, they stop working all at once and refuse to go back to work until they get some change that they want. Usually, they want to get better pay and better working conditions.
If the garbage workers strike, nobody will pick up the garbage--maybe for a long time.- similar words:
- quit, walk
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| definition 8: |
If something strikes fear in you, it causes you to be scared.
Hearing the news of her husband's accident struck fear in Mrs. Johnson.- similar words:
- cause
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| related words: |
abuse, bump, catch, dawn, hammer, hit, kick, knock, move, pound, reach, snap, stab, stamp, tap, touch |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A strike is an act or an instance of hitting.
Sparks flew out with every strike of the blacksmith's hammer on the hot metal.- synonyms:
- hit
- similar words:
- blow, bump, collision, punch, slap, stroke
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| definition 2: |
When the majority of workers at a certain factory, or within a certain industry, stop working and refuse to go back to work, it's called a strike. A strike can occur when workers are very unhappy about their level of pay or about their working conditions or both. A strike will continue until the workers get something they want or until they are forced to give up their demands and just go back to work.
The bus drivers' strike has finally ended and the buses will run on their normal schedule starting tomorrow.- similar words:
- protest
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| definition 3: |
A strike is an attack.
The enemy's strike on the castle was not expected.- synonyms:
- attack
- similar words:
- charge, invasion, raid
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| definition 4: |
In baseball or softball, if the batter fails to hit the ball into the playing area or fails to make any contact with the ball using the bat, it's called a "strike." If a batter gets three strikes, they are "out." That means they have no more chances to try to hit the ball and try to score.
Andy was nervous. He knew if he got one more strike, the game would be over and his team would lose. |
| definition 5: |
In bowling, a strike is the knocking down of all pins with one roll of the ball.
Gabby jumped up and down when she made her first strike. |
| related words: |
demonstration, kick, protest, tap |
| derivation: |
strikeless (adj.) |
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