strike
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- n a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled - n an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn - n a gentle blow
- n a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame - n (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
this pitcher throws more strikes than balls - n a conspicuous success
- v deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
the opponent refused to strike - v have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- v hit against; come into sudden contact with
- v make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
We must strike the enemy's oil fields - v indicate (a certain time) by striking
- v affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- v stop work in order to press demands
- v touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- v attain
- v produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
The pianist strikes a middle C
strike `z' on the keyboard - v cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
strike an arc - v find unexpectedly
- v produce by ignition or a blow
strike fire from the flintstone
strike a match - v remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Please strike this remark from the record - v cause to experience suddenly
- v drive something violently into a location
- v occupy or take on
strike a pose - v form by stamping, punching, or printing
strike coins
strike a medal - v smooth with a strickle
- v pierce with force
- v arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
strike a balance
strike a bargain
- David Letterman's writers are delivering strike-related jokes and photos to the late night humor-starved on lateshowwritersonstrike.
- Despite the fact that one New York paper was ready to quit fighting and start publishing (see above), the city's 13-week-old newspaper strike seemed to go on and on.
- Here's a look back at the first strike in the comedy world back when David Letterman and Jay Leno weren't yet household names.