| NOUN | act | strike, work stoppage | a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions |
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| act | strike | an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | |
| event | strike, rap, tap | a gentle blow | |
| act | strike, ten-strike | a score in tenpins | |
| act | strike | (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 / judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders | |
| act | strike, hit, smash, smasher, bang | a conspicuous success | |
| VERB | contact | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| emotion | strike, affect, impress, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon | |
| contact | strike, hit, impinge on, run into, collide with | hit against | |
| competition | strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target | |
| communication | strike | indicate (a certain time) by striking | |
| contact | strike, hit | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely | |
| social | strike, walk out | stop work in order to press demands | |
| stative | strike, fall, shine | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly | |
| social | strike, come to | attain | |
| contact | strike, hit | produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically | |
| change | strike | cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp | |
| possession | strike, fall upon, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover | find unexpectedly | |
| creation | strike | produce by ignition or a blow | |
| contact | strike, scratch, expunge, excise | remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | |
| perception | strike, hit, come to | cause to experience suddenly | |
| motion | strike, hit | drive something violently into a location | |
| motion | strike, assume, take, take up | occupy or take on | |
| creation | strike | disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set | |
| creation | strike, mint, coin | form by stamping, punching, or printing | |
| contact | strike, strickle | smooth with a strickle | |
| contact | strike | pierce with force | |
| cognition | strike | arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing |
| Sounds | stray'k | |
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| Rhymes | alike ... wormlike: 58 rhymes with ayk... | |
| Meaning | A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions. | |
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| Example | "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled" | |
| Synonym | work stoppage | |
| Narrower | sit-down, sit-down strike | A strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached |
| sympathy strike, sympathetic strike | A strike in support of other workers who are on strike | |
| walkout | A strike in which the workers walk out | |
| wildcat strike | A strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union | |
| Broader | job action | A temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands |
| Spanish | huelga | |
| Catalan | vaga | |
| Verbs | strike | stop work in order to press demands |
| Meaning | An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective. | |
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| Example | "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" | |
| Narrower | first strike | The initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons |
| preventive strike, preventive attack | A strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces | |
| surgical strike | An attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target | |
| Broader | attack, onslaught, onset, onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons) |
| Spanish | ataque, golpe | |
| Catalan | atac, cop | |
| Verbs | strike | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target |
| Meaning | A gentle blow. | |
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| Synonyms | rap, tap | |
| Broader | blow, bump | An impact (as from a collision) |
| Spanish | golpecito | |
| Catalan | cop | |
| Verbs | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| strike | hit against | |
| Meaning | A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball. | |
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| Example | "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" | |
| Synonym | ten-strike | |
| Broader | score | The act of scoring in a game / game / game or sport |
| Spanish | chuza | |
| Meaning | (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 / judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders. | |
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| Example | "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls" | |
| Broader | pitch, delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
| Spanish | strike | |
| Verbs | strike | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target |
| Meaning | A conspicuous success. | |
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| Synonyms | hit, smash, smasher, bang | |
| Narrower | blockbuster, megahit, smash hit | An unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) |
| sleeper | An unexpected hit | |
| Broader | success | An attainment that is successful |
| Spanish | exitazo, éxito, golpe, triunfar, triunfo | |
| Catalan | cop, èxit, xoc | |
| Meaning | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The fighter managed to strike his opponent | |
| Example | "the opponent refused to strike" | |
| Narrower | beat | hit repeatedly |
| beat | strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music | |
| buffet, knock about, batter | strike against forcefully | |
| butt, bunt | To strike, thrust or shove against | |
| chop | strike sharply, as in some sports | |
| clout | strike hard, especially with the fist | |
| dab, pat | hit lightly | |
| down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down | Cause to come or go down | |
| hew | strike with an axe | |
| jab | strike or punch with quick and short blows | |
| knock, strike hard | deliver a sharp blow or push | |
| peck, pick, beak | hit lightly with a picking motion | |
| rap, knap | strike sharply | |
| sclaff | strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first | |
| sclaff | strike (the ground) in making a sclaff | |
| sideswipe | strike from the side | |
| slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand | |
| spur | strike with a spur | |
| tap, tip | strike lightly | |
| whip, lash | strike as if by whipping | |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| See also | strike down | cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow |
| Similar to | hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | hit against |
| Spanish | golpear secamente, golpear, pegar | |
| Catalan | colpejar, copejar, pegar, tustar | |
| Nouns | strike | a gentle blow |
| striker | the part of a mechanical device that strikes something | |
| striker | someone who hits | |
| striking | the act of contacting one thing with another | |
| Meaning | hit against; come into sudden contact with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The car strikes the tree | |
| Synonyms | hit, impinge on, run into, collide with | |
| Narrower | bottom | strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom |
| bottom out | hit the ground | |
| broadside | collide with the broad side / side of | |
| bump, knock | knock against with force or violence | |
| collide, clash | crash together with violent impact | |
| connect | Land on or hit solidly | |
| glance | Hit at an angle | |
| ping | hit with a pinging noise | |
| rear-end | collide with the rear end of | |
| run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against | collide violently with an obstacle | |
| spang, bang | leap, jerk, bang | |
| spat | strike with a sound / sound like that of falling rain | |
| stub | strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object | |
| thud | strike with a dull sound | |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Opposite | miss | fail to reach |
| Similar to | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| Spanish | chocar, colisionar, dar, golpear, pegar | |
| Catalan | copejar, pegar | |
| Nouns | strike | a gentle blow |
| striker | the part of a mechanical device that strikes something | |
| striker | someone who hits | |
| striking | the physical coming together of two or more things | |
| Meaning | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "We must strike the enemy's oil fields" | |
| Synonym | hit | |
| Narrower | chop | hit sharply |
| retaliate, strike back | make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil | |
| slice | hit a ball so that it causes a backspin | |
| stroke | strike a ball with a smooth blow | |
| Broader | attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on |
| Similar to | hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely |
| shoot, hit, pip | hit with a missile from a weapon | |
| Spanish | golpear | |
| Nouns | strike | an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective |
| strike | (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 / judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders | |
| Meaning | Indicate (a certain time) by striking. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | read, register, show, record | indicate a certain reading |
| Spanish | dar, tocar | |
| Catalan | copejar, pegar | |
| Meaning | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | hit | |
| Broader | affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch | Have an effect upon |
| Similar to | strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target |
| Meaning | stop work in order to press demands. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | walk out | |
| Broader | protest, resist, dissent | Express opposition through action or words / words |
| Spanish | abandonar el trabajo, declararse en huelga, estar en huelga, hacer huelga, hacer la huelga, parar | |
| Catalan | fer vaga | |
| Nouns | strike | a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions |
| striker | an employee on strike against an employer | |
| Meaning | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | fall, shine | |
| Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Spanish | brillar | |
| Catalan | brillar | |
| Meaning | attain. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | come to | |
| Broader | achieve, accomplish, attain, reach | To gain with effort |
| Spanish | alcanzar, encontrar, llegar a | |
| Meaning | produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | hit | |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
| Spanish | tocar | |
| Catalan | copejar, pegar-se, pegar, topar, tustar, xocar | |
| Meaning | Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "strike an arc" | |
| Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
| Similar to | strike | produce by ignition or a blow |
| Meaning | Find unexpectedly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | fall upon, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover | |
| Broader | find, regain | come upon after searching |
| Spanish | dar con, descubrir, encontrarse, encontrar, hallar, lograr, tocar a | |
| Catalan | descobrir | |
| Meaning | produce by ignition or a blow. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
| Similar to | strike | Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp |
| Spanish | encender | |
| Meaning | Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Please strike this remark from the record" | |
| Synonyms | scratch, expunge, excise | |
| Broader | delete, cancel | Remove or make invisible |
| Meaning | Cause to experience suddenly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | hit, come to | |
| Similar to | affect, impress, move, strike | Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon |
| Spanish | dar, ocurrir, toparse, topars | |
| Catalan | donar-se, ocórrer, topar | |
| Meaning | Drive something violently into a location. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | hit | |
| Narrower | smash | hit violently |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Meaning | Occupy or take on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "strike a pose" | |
| Synonyms | assume, take, take up | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Similar to | fill, take, occupy | assume, as of positions or roles |
| Spanish | adquirir, tomar | |
| Catalan | adquirir, assumir | |
| Meaning | Disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up" | |
| Broader | disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart | take apart into its constituent pieces |
| Meaning | form by stamping, punching, or printing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | mint, coin | |
| Broader | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch |
| Spanish | acuñar | |
| Catalan | batre, encunyar | |
| Meaning | Smooth with a strickle. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | strickle | |
| Entails | smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing |
| Broader | flush, level, even out, even | make level or straight |
| Meaning | pierce with force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Meaning | arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work | Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of |
| Spanish | dar con, encontrar | |
| Catalan | ocórrer-se-li a algú una idea, venir-li a algú una idea al pensament | |
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