(n)strike, work stoppagea 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)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 to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders“this pitcher throws more strikes than balls”
(n)hit, smash, smasher, strike, banga 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”
(v)strikedeliver 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”
(v)affect, impress, move, strikehave an emotional or cognitive impact upon“This child impressed me as unusually mature”, “This behavior struck me as odd”, “he was dumb-struck by the news”, “her comments struck a sour note”
(v)strike, hitmake 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”
(v)hit, strikeaffect 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”
(v)strike, walk outstop 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”
(v)fall, shine, striketouch 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”
(v)strike, scratch, expunge, exciseremove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line“Please strike this remark from the record”, “scratch that remark”
(v)hit, strike, come tocause 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”
(v)assume, take, strike, take upoccupy 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”