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Synonym: batclouthitjabknockrebelrevoltsmackwhackAntonym: ballSimilar words: strikingstripstringstrictstrictlydistrictrestrictdistributeMeaning: [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. 
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211) Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
212) These actions were taken as a direct result of the strike.
213) They'll have to make up time lost during the strike.
214) Employers fear a domino effect if the strike is successful .
215) The committee has decided to strike off his name from the list.
216) The country was almost brought to its knees by the long strike.
217) The management have agreed to begin pay talks as a quid pro quo for suspension of strike action.
218) He has accused the nurses of holding the government to ransom by threatening to strike.
219) If the management try to cut our pay, we can put a spoke in their wheel by going on strike.
220) The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members.
221) The continuation of the strike caused a lot of poverty.
222) Some politicians prefer to strike attitudes on the world stage rather than deal with problems in their own countries.
223) So far, the dustmen have not resorted to a strike but are working to rule.
224) They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike.
225) The Prime Minister was determined to break the strike .
226) The government is prepared to sit out the strike rather than agree to union demands.
227) The company is putting up wages in an attempt to head off a strike.
228) The strike was broken , of course, but mainly by a series of adventitious developments.
229) Eighty per cent of the work force is/are against the strike.
230) Airline staff have fired a warning shot across the company's bows by threatening to strike if higher pay increases are not offered.
231) After working for her father for ten years, she felt it was time to strike out on her own.
232) The General Strike in Britain in 1926 was caused by the lockout of coal miners.
233) The strike left hundreds of tourists stranded at the airport.
234) If you can hit him on his eye he will strike out wildly,which would exhaust his strength.
235) We need to strike a balance between the needs of the community and the rights of the individual.
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236) 300 students occupied the building and over 50 went on hunger strike .
237) A strike is unlikely, but some forms of non-cooperation are being considered.
238) I think you have to try. You won't strike out every time.
239) It was difficult to strike the right balance between justice and expediency.
240) Observers fear that this strike will be another nail in the coffin of the industry.
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