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Meaning of strike

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  strike
      n 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" [syn: {strike}, {work stoppage}]
      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 gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {strike}, {tap}]
      4: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first
         ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
         [syn: {strike}, {ten-strike}]
      5: (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"
      6: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and
         marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show
         is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: {hit},
         {smash}, {smasher}, {strike}, {bang}]
      v 1: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon;
           "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to
           strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
      2: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
         impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me
         as odd" [syn: {affect}, {impress}, {move}, {strike}]
      3: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
         tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit},
         {strike}, {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant:
         {miss}]
      4: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy,
         opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1,
         1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth
         inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win
         the game 5 to 2" [syn: {strike}, {hit}]
      5: indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck
         midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
      6: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit
         by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he
         was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
         [syn: {hit}, {strike}]
      7: stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are
         striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when
         their demand for better benefits was not met" [syn: {strike},
         {walk out}]
      8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell
         on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light
         struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
         [syn: {fall}, {shine}, {strike}]
      9: attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" [syn: {come to},
         {strike}]
      10: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical
          instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a
          middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments
          struck a sour note" [syn: {strike}, {hit}]
      11: cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc
          lamp; "strike an arc"
      12: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
          tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
          the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
          {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
          {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
      13: produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the
          flintstone"; "strike a match"
      14: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a
          line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch
          that remark" [syn: {strike}, {scratch}, {expunge}, {excise}]
      15: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An
          interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The
          thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with
          fear" [syn: {hit}, {strike}, {come to}]
      16: drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist
          on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
          [syn: {hit}, {strike}]
      17: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She
          took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the
          orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree";
          "strike a pose" [syn: {assume}, {take}, {strike}, {take up}]
      18: form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins";
          "strike a medal" [syn: {mint}, {coin}, {strike}]
      19: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure"
          [syn: {strickle}, {strike}]
      20: pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy
          wind struck through our coats"
      21: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;
          "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"

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