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STRIKE definition: 1. to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions…. Learn more.
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 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.
Definition of strike verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SYNONYMS 1. strike, hit, knock imply suddenly bringing one body in contact with another. strike suggests such an action in a general way: to strike a child. hit is less formal than strike, and often implies giving a single blow, but usually a strong one and definitely aimed: to hit a baseball.
STRIKE definition: 1. to hit someone or something: 2. If a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly think of it: 3…. Learn more.
to drive so as to cause impact: to strike the hands together. to thrust forcibly: Brutus struck a dagger into the dying Caesar. to produce (fire, sparks, light, etc.) by percussion, friction, etc.
