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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.
Definition of strike verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
strike. (strīk) v.struck(strŭk), struck or strick·en(strĭk′ən), strik·ing, strikes. v.tr. 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.
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.
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.
noun. /straɪk/ Idioms. of workers. a period of time when an organized group of employees of a company stops working because of an argument over pay or conditions. the miners'/firefighters'/teachers' strike. a strike by teachers. a one-day strike. an unofficial strike. Union leaders called a strike.
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.
hit to come against something with force, especially causing damage or injury: The boy was hit by a speeding car. knock to hit something so that it moves or breaks; to put someone or something into a particular state or position by hitting them/it: Someone had knocked a hole in the wall.
