Synonym: bat, clout, hit, jab, knock, rebel, revolt, smack, whack. Antonym: ball. Similar words: striking, strip, string, strict, strictly, district, restrict, distribute. Meaning: [straɪk] 
n. 1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions 2. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective 3. (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 4. a gentle blow 5. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball 6. a conspicuous success. v. 1. hit against; come into sudden contact with 2. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon 3. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target 5. indicate (a certain time) by striking 6. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely 7. stop work in order to press demands 8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly 9. attain 10. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically 11. cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp 12. find unexpectedly 13. produce by ignition or a blow 14. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line 15. cause to experience suddenly 16. drive something violently into a location 17. occupy or take on 18. form by stamping, punching, or printing 19. smooth with a strickle 20. pierce with force 21. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing.
n. 1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions 2. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective 3. (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 4. a gentle blow 5. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball 6. a conspicuous success. v. 1. hit against; come into sudden contact with 2. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon 3. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target 5. indicate (a certain time) by striking 6. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely 7. stop work in order to press demands 8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly 9. attain 10. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically 11. cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp 12. find unexpectedly 13. produce by ignition or a blow 14. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line 15. cause to experience suddenly 16. drive something violently into a location 17. occupy or take on 18. form by stamping, punching, or printing 19. smooth with a strickle 20. pierce with force 21. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing. 
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61) There are fears of fresh violence if the strike continues.
62) The attacker may have been waiting around for an opportunity to strike.
63) Three-quarters of the country's workers took part in the strike.
64) Staff voted to continue an unofficial strike in support of seven colleagues who were dismissed last week.
65) This latest dispute greatly increases the likelihood of a strike.
66) As the strike went on, there was a gradual drift back to work.
67) Even the union leaders hoped that the strike would die quietly.
68) This is a good chance to strike back your political opponent.
69) I'll strike off his head, if he dare come here.
70) The strike has led to the cancellation of some ferry services and left hundreds of passengers stranded at the docks.
71) He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder.
72) The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.
73) The protesters have been on hunger strike for 17 days.
74) Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back.
75) There should be a seven-day cooling-off period between a strike ballot and industrial action.
76) The goods have been sitting in a warehouse for months because a strike has prevented distribution.
77) We must strike out a practical plan of action.
78) he women have threatened to strike against unequal pay.
79) A strike would plunge the country into chaos.
80) The strike represented a serious challenge to the government.
81) The strike may prod the government into action .
82) My application was held up by the postal strike.
83) They slapped the workers who had gone on strike.
84) The clock began to strike twelve.
85) Two more car-assembly plants were closed by the strike.
86) He called all the workers out on strike.
87) She always liked to strike a noble pose.
88) My holiday plans have been thwarted by the strike.
89) Staff balloted for strike action yesterday.
90) Half the workforce are now on strike.
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