noun a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions.
— synonyms: work_stoppage
noun an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective.
noun a gentle blow.
— synonyms: rap, tap
noun a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball.
— synonyms: ten-strike
noun (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.
noun a conspicuous success.
— synonyms: hit, smash, smasher, bang
verb deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.
verb have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
— synonyms: affect, impress, move
verb hit against.
— synonyms: hit, impinge_on, run_into, collide_with
verb make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
— synonyms: hit
verb indicate (a certain time) by striking.
verb affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.
— synonyms: hit
verb stop work in order to press demands.
— synonyms: walk_out
verb touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.
— synonyms: fall, shine
verb attain.
— synonyms: come_to
verb produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments.
— synonyms: hit
verb cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.
verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.
— synonyms: scratch, expunge, excise
verb cause to experience suddenly.
— synonyms: hit, come_to
verb drive something violently into a location.
— synonyms: hit
verb occupy or take on.
— synonyms: assume, take, take_up
verb disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set.
verb form by stamping, punching, or printing.
— synonyms: mint, coin
verb smooth with a strickle.
— synonyms: strickle
verb pierce with force.
verb arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing.
Examples
“Thus hand strikes now include single knuckle strikes, knife hand strikes, finger strikes, ridge hand strikes etc., and leg strikes include front kicks, knee strikes, axe kicks, ...”
“The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike.”