Dictionary entry details
• STRIKE (noun)
Meaning:
A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
work stoppage; strike
Context example:
the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):
job action (a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strike"):
wildcat strike (a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union)
walkout (a strike in which the workers walk out)
sympathetic strike; sympathy strike (a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer)
sit-down; sit-down strike (a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached)
Meaning:
An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):
attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strike"):
first strike (the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate)
surgical strike (an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target)
preventive attack; preventive strike (a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces)
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 to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
this pitcher throws more strikes than balls
Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
Meaning:
A gentle blow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
rap; tap; strike
Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):
blow; bump (an impact (as from a collision))
Meaning:
A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ten-strike; strike
Context example:
he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):
score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)
Meaning:
A conspicuous success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hit; smasher; bang; smash; strike
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("strike" is a kind of...):
success (an attainment that is successful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strike"):
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)
• STRIKE (verb)
Meaning:
Hit against; come into sudden contact with
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
strike; impinge on; collide with; hit; run into
Context examples:
The car hit a tree / He struck the table with his elbow
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):
clash; collide (crash together with violent impact)
bump into; butt against; jar against; knock against; run into (collide violently with an obstacle)
bump; knock (knock against with force or violence)
bottom out (hit the ground)
bottom (strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom)
thud (strike with a dull sound)
spat (strike with a sound like that of falling rain)
connect (land on or hit solidly)
stub (strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object)
ping (hit with a pinging noise)
bang; spang (leap, jerk, bang)
rear-end (collide with the rear end of)
broadside (collide with the broad side of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The car strikes the tree
Meaning:
Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
The teacher struck the child / the opponent refused to strike / The boxer struck the attacker dead
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):
beat (hit repeatedly)
beat (strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music)
sclaff (strike (the ground) in making a sclaff)
clout (strike hard, especially with the fist)
knap; rap (strike sharply)
chop (strike sharply, as in some sports)
slap (hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand)
sclaff (strike (a gold ball) such that the ground is scraped first)
batter; buffet; knock about (strike against forcefully)
lash; whip (strike as if by whipping)
sideswipe (strike from the side)
jab (strike or punch with quick and short blows)
dab; pat (hit lightly)
bunt; butt (to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns)
knock; strike hard (deliver a sharp blow or push :)
cut down; down; knock down; pull down; push down (cause to come or go down)
spur (strike with a spur)
beak; peck; pick (hit lightly with a picking motion)
tap; tip (strike lightly)
hew (strike with an axe; cut down, strike)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to strike his opponent
Also:
strike down (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow)
Meaning:
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
impress; strike; affect; move
Context examples:
This child impressed me as unusually mature / This behavior struck me as odd
Cause:
experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):
pierce (move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply)
impress (impress positively)
sweep away; sweep off (overwhelm emotionally)
disturb; trouble; upset (move deeply)
stir; touch (affect emotionally)
move (arouse sympathy or compassion in)
sadden (make unhappy)
alienate (make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated)
cloud (make gloomy or depressed)
smite (affect suddenly with deep feeling)
hit home; strike a chord; strike a note; strike home (refer to or be relevant or familiar to)
infect (affect in a contagious way)
surprise (cause to be surprised)
impress; ingrain; instill (produce or try to produce a vivid impression of)
awaken (make aware)
engrave (impress or affect deeply)
strike dumb (render speechless, as by surprising or shocking)
zap (strike suddenly and with force)
jar (affect in a disagreeable way)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will strike him
The good news will strike her
Meaning:
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
strike; hit
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):
retaliate; strike back (make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil)
stroke (strike a ball with a smooth blow)
chop (hit sharply)
slice (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Indicate (a certain time) by striking
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
The clock struck midnight / Just when I entered, the clock struck
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
read; record; register; show (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hit; strike
Context examples:
We were hit by really bad weather / He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager / The earthquake struck at midnight
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Stop work in order to press demands
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
walk out; strike
Context examples:
The auto workers are striking for higher wages / The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
dissent; protest; resist (express opposition through action or words)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
shine; strike; fall
Context examples:
Light fell on her face / The sun shone on the fields / The light struck the golden necklace / A strange sound struck my ears
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Attain
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
come to; strike
Context example:
The horse finally struck a pace
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
accomplish; achieve; attain; reach (to gain with effort)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
strike; hit
Context examples:
The pianist strikes a middle C / strike 'z' on the keyboard / her comments struck a sour note
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
strike an arc
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Find unexpectedly
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
happen upon; fall upon; come upon; come across; chance upon; chance on; light upon; attain; discover; strike
Context examples:
the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb / she struck a goldmine / The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
find; regain (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Produce by ignition or a blow
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context examples:
strike fire from the flintstone / strike a match
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
excise; expunge; scratch; strike
Context examples:
Please strike this remark from the record / scratch that remark
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
cancel; delete (remove or make invisible)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to experience suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
come to; hit; strike
Context examples:
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
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Drive something violently into a location
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
hit; strike
Context examples:
he hit his fist on the table / she struck her head on the low ceiling
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strike"):
smash (hit violently)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Occupy or take on
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
assume; take up; strike; take
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Form by stamping, punching, or printing
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
mint; coin; strike
Context examples:
strike coins / strike a medal
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Smooth with a strickle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
strickle; strike
Context example:
strickle the grain in the measure
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
even; even out; flush; level (make level or straight)
"Strike" entails doing...:
smooth; smoothen (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Pierce with force
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
The bullet struck her thigh / The icy wind struck through our coats
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
strike a balance / strike a bargain
Hypernyms (to "strike" is one way to...):
figure out; lick; puzzle out; solve; work; work out (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
