1.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
2.an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective;
the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
3.a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit;
this pitcher throws more strikes than balls
4.a gentle blow
5.a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball;
he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
6.a conspicuous success;
that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career
1.hit against; come into sudden contact with;
The car hit a tree
2.deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon;
The teacher struck the child
3.have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
This child impressed me as unusually mature
4.make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target;
The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
5.indicate (a certain time) by striking;
The clock struck midnight
6.affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely;
We were hit by really bad weather
7.stop work in order to press demands;
The auto workers are striking for higher wages
8.touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
Light fell on her face
9.attain;
The horse finally struck a pace
10. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically;
The pianist strikes a middle C
11. cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp;
strike an arc
12. find unexpectedly;
the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
13. produce by ignition or a blow;
strike fire from the flintstone
14. remove by erasing or crossing out;
Please strike this remark from the record
15. cause to experience suddenly;
Panic struck me
16. drive something violently into a location;
he hit his fist on the table
17. occupy or take on;
He assumes the lotus position
18. form by stamping, punching, or printing;
strike coins
19. smooth with a strickle;
strickle the grain in the measure
20. pierce with force;
The bullet struck her thigh
21. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;
strike a balance