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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRIKE, v.t. pret. struck; pp. struck and stricken; but struck is in the most common use. Strook is wholly obsolete. [G., to pass, move or ramble, to depart, to touch, to stroke, to glide or glance over, to lower or strike, as sails, to curry; L., to sweep together, to spread, as a plaster, to play on a violin, to card, as wool, to strike or whip, as with a rod; a stroke, stripe or lash.]
1. To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or an instrument; to give a blow to, either with the open hand, the fist, a stick, club or whip, or with a pointed instrument, or with a ball or an arrow discharged. An arrow struck the shield; a ball strikes a ship between wind and water.
He at Philippi kept his sword een like a dancer, while I struck the lean and wrinkled Cassius.
2. To dash; to throw with a quick motion.
They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side-posts. Exodus 12.
3. To stamp; to impress; to coin; as, to strike coin at the mint; to strike dollars or sovereigns; also, to print; as, to strike five hundred copies of a book.
4. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; as, a tree strikes its root deep.
5. To punish; to afflict; as smite is also used.
To punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. Proverbs 17.
6. To cause to sound; to notify by sound; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.
7. To run upon; to be stranded. The ship struck at twelve, and remained fast.
8. To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
Now and then a beam of wit or passion strikes through the obscurity of the poem.
9. To lower a flag or colors in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of the ship to an enemy.
10. To break forth; as, to strike into reputation. [Not in use.]
To strike in, to enter suddenly; also, to recede from the surface, as an eruption; to disappear.
To strike in with, to conform to; to suit itself to; to join with at once.
To strike out, to wander; to make a sudden excursion; as, to strike out into an irregular course of life.
To strike, among workmen in manufactories, in England, is to quit work I a body or by combination, in order to compel their employers to raise their wages.
STRIKE, n.
1. An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt and the like, for scraping off what is above the level of the top.
2. A bushel; four pecks. [Local.]
3. A measure of four bushels or half a quarter. [Local.]
Strike of flax, a handful that may be hackled at once. [Local.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a 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" [syn: strike, work stoppage]
2: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
3: a gentle blow [syn: rap, strike, tap]
4: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" [syn: strike, ten-strike]
5: (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"
6: a 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" [syn: hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang] v
1: deliver 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"
2: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" [syn: affect, impress, move, strike]
3: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with] [ant: miss]
4: make 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" [syn: strike, hit]
5: indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
6: affect 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" [syn: hit, strike]
7: stop 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" [syn: strike, walk out]
8: touch 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" [syn: fall, shine, strike]
9: attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" [syn: come to, strike]
10: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" [syn: strike, hit]
11: cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
12: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover]
13: produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"
14: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark" [syn: strike, scratch, expunge, excise]
15: cause 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" [syn: hit, strike, come to]
16: drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" [syn: hit, strike]
17: occupy 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" [syn: assume, take, strike, take up]
18: form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" [syn: mint, coin, strike]
19: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure" [syn: strickle, strike]
20: pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"
21: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (struck; struck; also stricken; striking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English str?can to stroke, go; akin to Old High German str?hhan to stroke, Latin stringere to touch lightly, striga, stria furrow Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to take a course ; go <struck off through the brush> 2. a. to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool) b. to arrive with detrimental effect <disaster struck> c. to attempt to undermine or harm something as if by a blow <struck at…cherished notions — R. P. Warren> 3. to come into contact forcefully <two ships struck in mid channel> 4. to delete something 5. to lower a flag usually in surrender 6. a. to become indicated by a clock, bell, or chime <the hour had just struck> b. to make known the time by sounding <the clock struck as they entered> 7. pierce, penetrate <the wind seemed to strike through our clothes> 8. a. to engage in battle b. to make a military attack 9. to become ignited <the match struck> 10. to discover something <struck on a new plan of attack> 11. a. to pull on a fishing rod in order to set the hook b. of a fish to seize the bait 12. dart, shoot 13. a. of a plant cutting to take root b. of a seed germinate 14. to make an impression 15. to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands 16. to make a beginning <the need to strike vigorously for success> 17. to thrust oneself forward <he struck into the midst of the argument> 18. to work diligently ; strive transitive verb 1. a. to strike at ; hit b. to drive or remove by or as if by a blow c. to attack or seize with a sharp blow (as of fangs or claws) <struck by a snake> d. inflict <strike a blow> e. to produce by or as if by a blow or stroke <Moses struck water from the rock> f. to separate by a sharp blow <strike off flints> 2. a. to haul down ; lower <strike the sails> b. to dismantle and take away <strike the set> c. to strike the tents of (a camp) 3. to afflict suddenly <stricken by a heart attack> 4. a. to engage in (a battle) ; fight b. to make a military attack on 5. delete, cancel <strike the last paragraph> 6. a. to penetrate painfully ; pierce b. to cause to penetrate <strike the needle> c. to send down or out <trees struck roots deep into the soil> 7. a. to level (as a measure of grain) by scraping off what is above the rim b. to smooth or form (as a mold) with a tool 8. to indicate by sounding <the clock struck one> 9. a. (1) to bring into forceful contact <struck his head on the doorjamb> (2) to shake (hands) in confirming an agreement (3) to thrust suddenly b. to come into contact or collision with <the car struck the tree> c. of light to fall on d. of a sound to become audible to 10. a. to affect with a mental or emotional state or a strong emotion <struck with horror at the sight> b. to affect a person with (a strong emotion) <words that struck fear in the listeners> c. to cause to become by or as if by a sudden blow <struck him dead> 11. a. to produce by stamping <strike a coin> b. (1) to produce (as fire) by or as if by striking (2) to cause to ignite by friction <strike a match> 12. to make and ratify the terms of <strike a bargain> 13. a. to play or produce by stroking keys or strings <struck a series of chords on the piano> b. to produce as if by playing an instrument <his voice struck a note of concern> 14. a. to hook (a fish) by a sharp pull on the line b. of a fish to snatch at (a bait) 15. a. to occur to <the answer struck me suddenly> b. to appear to especially as a revelation or as remarkable ; impress <it struck the crowd as insensitive> 16. bewitch 17. to arrive at by or as if by computation <strike a balance> 18. a. to come to ; attain b. to come upon ; discover <strike gold> 19. to engage in a strike against (an employer) 20. take on, assume <strike a pose> 21. a. to place (a plant cutting) in a medium for growth and rooting b. to so propagate (a plant) 22. to make one's way along <will strike the southern coast> 23. to cause (an arc) to form (as between electrodes of an arc lamp) 24. of an insect to oviposit on or in Synonyms: see affect II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a tool for smoothing a surface (as of a mold) 2. an act or instance of striking 3. a. a work stoppage by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer b. a temporary stoppage of activities in protest against an act or condition 4. the direction of the line of intersection of a horizontal plane with an uptilted geological stratum 5. a. a pull on a fishing rod to strike a fish b. a pull on a line by a fish in striking 6. a stroke of good luck; especially a discovery of a valuable mineral deposit 7. a. a pitched ball that is in the strike zone or is swung at and is not hit fair b. a perfectly thrown ball or pass 8. disadvantage, handicap 9. an act or instance of knocking down all the bowling pins with the first bowl 10. establishment of roots and plant growth 11. cutaneous myiasis (as of sheep) 12. a. a military attack; especially an air attack on a single objective b. a group of airplanes taking part in such an attack

Britannica Concise

Collective refusal by employees to work under the conditions set by employers. Strikes may arise from disputes over wages and working conditions. They may also be conducted in sympathy with other striking workers, or for purely political goals. Many strikes are organized by labor unions; strikes not authorized by the union (wildcat strikes) may be directed against union leadership as well as the employer. The right to strike is granted in principle to workers in nearly all industrialized countries, and its use has paralleled the rise of labor unions since the 19th cent. Most strikes are intended to inflict a cost on employers for failure to meet specific demands. Among Japanese unions, strikes are not intended to halt production for long periods of time and are more akin to demonstrations. In Western Europe and elsewhere, workers have carried out general strikes aimed at winning changes in the political system rather than concessions from employers. See also boycott, lockout. In geology, the direction of the line formed by the intersection of a fault, bed, or other planar feature and a horizontal plane. Strike indicates the orientation of planar structural features such as faults, beds, joints, and folds. Collective refusal by employees to work under the conditions set by employers. Strikes may arise from disputes over wages and working conditions. They may also be conducted in sympathy with other striking workers, or for purely political goals. Many strikes are organized by labor unions; strikes not authorized by the union (wildcat strikes) may be directed against union leadership as well as the employer. The right to strike is granted in principle to workers in nearly all industrialized countries, and its use has paralleled the rise of labor unions since the 19th cent. Most strikes are intended to inflict a cost on employers for failure to meet specific demands. Among Japanese unions, strikes are not intended to halt production for long periods of time and are more akin to demonstrations. In Western Europe and elsewhere, workers have carried out general strikes aimed at winning changes in the political system rather than concessions from employers. See also boycott, lockout. In geology, the direction of the line formed by the intersection of a fault, bed, or other planar feature and a horizontal plane. Strike indicates the orientation of planar structural features such as faults, beds, joints, and folds.

U.S. Military Dictionary

An attack to damage or destroy an objective or a capability. (JP 3-0)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b tr. deliver (a blow) or inflict a blow on. 2 tr. come or bring sharply into contact with (the ship struck a rock). 3 tr. propel or divert with a blow (struck the ball into the pond). 4 intr. (foll. by at) try to hit. 5 tr. penetrate or cause to penetrate (struck terror into him). 6 tr. ignite (a match) or produce (sparks etc.) by rubbing. 7 tr. make (a coin) by stamping. 8 tr. produce (a musical note) by striking. 9 a tr. (also absol.) (of a clock) indicate (the time) by the sounding of a chime etc. b intr. (of time) be indicated in this way. 10 tr. a attack suddenly (was struck with sudden terror). b (of a disease) afflict. 11 tr. cause to become suddenly (was struck dumb). 12 tr. reach or achieve (strike a balance). 13 tr. agree on (a bargain). 14 tr. assume (an attitude) suddenly and dramatically. 15 tr. a discover or come across. b find (oil etc.) by drilling. c encounter (an unusual thing etc.). 16 come to the attention of or appear to (it strikes me as silly; an idea suddenly struck me). 17 a intr. (of employees) engage in a strike; cease work as a protest. b tr. US act in this way against (an employer). 18 a tr. lower or take down (a flag or tent etc.). b intr. signify surrender by striking a flag; surrender. 19 intr. take a specified direction (struck east). 20 tr. (also absol.) secure a hook in the mouth of (a fish) by jerking the tackle. 21 tr. (of a snake) wound with its fangs. 22 intr. (of oysters) attach themselves to a bed. 23 a tr. insert (the cutting of a plant) in soil to take root. b tr. (also absol.) (of a plant or cutting etc.) put forth (roots). 24 tr. level (grain etc. or the measure) in strike-measure. 25 tr. a ascertain (a balance) by deducting credit or debit from the other. b arrive at (an average, state of balance) by equalizing all items. 26 compose (a jury) esp. by allowing both sides to reject the same number. --n. 1 the act or an instance of striking. 2 a the organized refusal by employees to work until some grievance is remedied. b a similar refusal to participate in some other expected activity. 3 a sudden find or success (a lucky strike). 4 an attack, esp. from the air. 5 Baseball a batter's unsuccessful attempt to hit a pitched ball, or another event counting equivalently against a batter. 6 the act of knocking down all the pins with the first ball in bowling. 7 horizontal direction in a geological structure. 8 a strickle. Phrases and idioms: on strike taking part in an industrial etc. strike. strike at the root (or roots) of see ROOT(1). strike back 1 strike or attack in return. 2 (of a gas-burner) burn from an internal point before the gas has become mixed with air. strike down 1 knock down. 2 bring low; afflict (struck down by a virus). strike home 1 deal an effective blow. 2 have an intended effect (my words struck home). strike in 1 intervene in a conversation etc. 2 (of a disease) attack the interior of the body from the surface. strike it rich colloq. find a source of abundance or success. strike a light 1 produce a light by striking a match. 2 Brit. sl. an expression of surprise, disgust, etc. strike lucky have a lucky success. strike-measure measurement by passing a rod across the top of a heaped vessel to ensure that it is exactly full. strike off 1 remove with a stroke. 2 delete (a name etc.) from a list. 3 produce (copies of a document). strike oil 1 find petroleum by sinking a shaft. 2 attain prosperity or success. strike out 1 hit out. 2 act vigorously. 3 delete (an item or name etc.). 4 set off or begin (struck out eastwards). 5 use the arms and legs in swimming. 6 forge or devise (a plan etc.). 7 Baseball a dismiss (a batter) by means of three strikes. b be dismissed in this way. strike pay an allowance paid to strikers by their trade union. strike through delete (a word etc.) with a stroke of one's pen. strike up 1 start (an acquaintance, conversation, etc.) esp. casually. 2 (also absol.) begin playing (a tune etc.). strike upon 1 have (an idea etc.) luckily occur to one. 2 (of light) illuminate. strike while the iron is hot act promptly at a good opportunity. struck on colloq. infatuated with. Derivatives: strikable adj. Etymology: OE strican go, stroke f. WG

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Strike Strike, n. 1. A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial. 2. (Bowling, U. S.) Act of leveling all the pins with the first bowl; also, the score thus made. Sometimes called double spare. 3. (Baseball) Any actual or constructive striking at the pitched ball, three of which, if the ball is not hit fairly, cause the batter to be put out; hence, any of various acts or events which are ruled as equivalent to such a striking, as failing to strike at a ball so pitched that the batter should have struck at it. 4. (Tenpins) Same as Ten-strike.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. Struck; p. p. Struck, Stricken(Stroock, Strucken, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Striking. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go, proceed, akin to D. strijken to rub, stroke, strike, to move, go, G. streichen, OHG. str[=i]hhan, L. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to strip off (but perhaps not to L. stringere in sense to draw tight), striga a row, a furrow. Cf. Streak, Stroke.] 1. To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile. He at Philippi kept His sword e'en like a dancer; while I struck The lean and wrinkled Cassius. --Shak. 2. To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef. 3. To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast. They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two sideposts. --Ex. xii. 7. Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow. --Byron. 4. To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint. 5. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep. 6. To punish; to afflict; to smite. To punish the just is not good, nor strike princes for equity. --Prov. xvii. 26. 7. To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march. 8. To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch. 9. To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror. Nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the first view. --Atterbury. They please as beauties, here as wonders strike. --Pope. 10. To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind. How often has stricken you dumb with his irony! --Landor. 11. To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light. Waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes a universal peace through sea and land. --Milton. 12. To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match. 13. To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain. Note: Probably borrowed from the L. f[oe]dus ferrire, to strike a compact, so called because an animal was struck and killed as a sacrifice on such occasions. 14. To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money. [Old Slang] 15. To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top. 16. (Masonry) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle. 17. To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail. 18. To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars. [Slang] 19. To lade into a cooler, as a liquor. --B. Edwards. 20. To stroke or pass lightly; to wave. Behold, I thought, He will . . . strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. --2 Kings v. 11. 21. To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past participle. ``Well struck in years.'' --Shak. To strike an attitude, To strike a balance. See under Attitude, and Balance. To strike a jury (Law), to constitute a special jury ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to reduce it to the number of persons required by law. --Burrill. To strike a lead. (a) (Mining) To find a vein of ore. (b) Fig.: To find a way to fortune. [Colloq.] To strike a ledger, or an account, to balance it. To strike hands with. (a) To shake hands with. --Halliwell. (b) To make a compact or agreement with; to agree with. To strike off. (a) To erase from an account; to deduct; as, to strike off the interest of a debt. (b) (Print.) To impress; to print; as, to strike off a thousand copies of a book.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Strike Strike, v. i. To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields. A mouse . . . struck forth sternly [bodily]. --Piers Plowman. 2. To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows. And fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand, With which he stroke so furious and so fell. --Spenser. Strike now, or else the iron cools. --Shak. 3. To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock. 4. To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes. A deep sound strikes like a rising knell. --Byron. 5. To make an attack; to aim a blow. A puny subject strikes At thy great glory. --Shak. Struck for throne, and striking found his doom. --Tennyson. 6. To touch; to act by appulse. Hinder light but from striking on it [porphyry], and its colors vanish. --Locke. 7. To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night. 8. To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate. Till a dart strike through his liver. --Prov. vii. 23. Now and then a glittering beam of wit or passion strikes through the obscurity of the poem. --Dryden. 9. To break forth; to commence suddenly; -- with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run. 10. To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy. That the English ships of war should not strike in the Danish seas. --Bp. Burnet. 11. To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages. 12. To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters. 13. To steal money. [Old Slang, Eng.] --Nares. To strike at, to aim a blow at. To strike for, to start suddenly on a course for. To strike home, to give a blow which reaches its object, to strike with effect. To strike in. (a) To enter suddenly. (b) To disappear from the surface, with internal effects, as an eruptive disease. (c) To come in suddenly; to interpose; to interrupt. ``I proposed the embassy of Constantinople for Mr. Henshaw, but my Lord Winchelsea struck in.'' --Evelyn. (d) To join in after another has begun,as in singing. To strike in with, to conform to; to suit itself to; to side with, to join with at once. ``To assert this is to strike in with the known enemies of God's grace.'' --South. To strike out. (a) To start; to wander; to make a sudden excursion; as, to strike out into an irregular course of life. (b) To strike with full force. (c) (Baseball) To be put out for not hitting the ball during one's turn at the bat. To strike up, to commence to play as a musician; to begin to sound, as an instrument. ``Whilst any trump did sound, or drum struck up.'' --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Strike Strike, n. 1. The act of striking. 2. An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle. 3. A bushel; four pecks. [Prov. Eng.] --Tusser. 4. An old measure of four bushels. [Prov. Eng.] 5. Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality. Three hogsheads of ale of the first strike. --Sir W. Scott. 6. An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence. [Obs.] 7. The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer. Strikes are the insurrections of labor. --F. A. Walker. 8. (Iron Working) A puddler's stirrer. 9. (Geol.) The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip. 10. The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing. Strike block (Carp.), a plane shorter than a jointer, used for fitting a short joint. --Moxon. Strike of flax, a handful that may be hackled at once. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer. Strike of sugar. (Sugar Making) (a) The act of emptying the teache, or last boiler, in which the cane juice is exposed to heat, into the coolers. (b) The quantity of the sirup thus emptied at once.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'struck' is the past tense and past participle. The form 'stricken' can also be used as the past participle for meanings 6 and 17. 1. When there is a strike, workers stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves. (BUSINESS) French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay... Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents. ...a call for strike action. N-COUNT: also on N 2. When workers strike, they go on strike. (BUSINESS) ...their recognition of the workers' right to strike... They shouldn't be striking for more money... The government agreed not to sack any of the striking workers. VERB: V, V for n, V-ing • striker (strikers) The strikers want higher wages, which state governments say they can't afford. N-COUNT 3. If you strike someone or something, you deliberately hit them. (FORMAL) She took two quick steps forward and struck him across the mouth... It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow. VERB: V n prep/adv, V n 4. If something that is falling or moving strikes something, it hits it. (FORMAL) His head struck the bottom when he dived into the 6ft end of the pool... One 16-inch shell struck the control tower... = hit VERB: V n, V n 5. If you strike one thing against another, or if one thing strikes against another, the first thing hits the second thing. (FORMAL) Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor... My right toe struck against a submerged rock. = bang VERB: V n on/against n, V against n 6. If something such as an illness or disaster strikes, it suddenly happens. Bank of England officials continued to insist that the pound would soon return to stability but disaster struck... A powerful earthquake struck the Italian island of Sicily early this morning... VERB: V, V n 7. To strike means to attack someone or something quickly and violently. The attacker struck as she was walking near a housing estate at Monacurra... VERB: V 8. A military strike is a military attack, especially an air attack. ...a punitive air strike. ...a nuclear strike. N-COUNT: with supp, oft N against n 9. If something strikes at the heart or root of something, it attacks or conflicts with the basic elements or principles of that thing. (LITERARY) ...a rejection of her core beliefs and values, which strikes at the very heart of her being... VERB: V at n 10. If an idea or thought strikes you, it suddenly comes into your mind. A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then?... At this point, it suddenly struck me that I was wasting my time. VERB: no cont, V n, it V n that/how 11. If something strikes you as being a particular thing, it gives you the impression of being that thing. He struck me as a very serious but friendly person... You've always struck me as being an angry man. VERB: V n as n/adj, V n as -ing 12. If you are struck by something, you think it is very impressive, noticeable, or interesting. She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence... What struck me about the firm is how genuinely friendly and informal it is. VERB: be V-ed by/with n, V n 13. If you strike a deal or a bargain with someone, you come to an agreement with them. They struck a deal with their paper supplier, getting two years of newsprint on credit... The two struck a deal in which Rendell took half of what a manager would... He insists he has struck no bargains for their release. V-RECIP: V n with n, pl-n V n, V n (non-recip) 14. If you strike a balance, you do something that is halfway between two extremes. At times like that you have to strike a balance between sleep and homework. VERB: V n 15. If you strike a pose or attitude, you put yourself in a particular position, for example when someone is taking your photograph. She struck a pose, one hand on her hip and the other waving an imaginary cigarette. = adopt VERB: V n 16. If something strikes fear into people, it makes them very frightened or anxious. (LITERARY) If there is a single subject guaranteed to strike fear in the hearts of parents, it is drugs. VERB: V n into n 17. If you are struck dumb or blind, you suddenly become unable to speak or to see. (WRITTEN) I was struck dumb by this and had to think it over for a moment... VERB: usu passive, be V-ed adj 18. When a clock strikes, its bells make a sound to indicate what the time is. The clock struck nine... Finally, the clock strikes. VERB: V n, V 19. If you strike words from a document or an official record, you remove them. (FORMAL) Strike that from the minutes... VERB: V n from n, also V n • Strike out means the same as strike. The censor struck out the next two lines. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 20. When you strike a match, you make it produce a flame by moving it quickly against something rough. Robina struck a match and held it to the crumpled newspaper in the grate. VERB: V n 21. If someone strikes oil or gold, they discover it in the ground as a result of mining or drilling. Hamilton Oil announced that it had struck oil in the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea. VERB: V n 22. When a coin or medal is struck, it is made. Another medal was specially struck for him. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed 23. see also stricken, striking, hunger strike 24. If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success. (JOURNALISM) The company has struck gold with its new holiday development, Center Parcs. PHRASE: V inflects 25. If you strike it rich, you make a lot of money, especially in a short time. (INFORMAL) He hoped to strike it rich by investing in ginseng. PHRASE: V inflects 26. to strike a chord: see chord to strike home: see home to strike it lucky: see lucky to strike a happy medium: see medium

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

strik: The verbs "to strike" and "to stroke" (latter not in English Versions) have the same derivation, and originally "strike" was the intrans, "stroke" the transitive form. "Strike" however, became used in both senses (always transitive in English Versions of the Bible), while "to stroke" took on the meaning "to, rub gently." But in the King James Version this last force still belonged sometimes to "strike" and is so found in 2Ki 5:11, "strike his hand over the place" (the Revised Version (British and American) "wave"), and perhaps Ex 12:7,22; Tobit 11:11 Otherwise AV's uses of the simple "strike" are modern, including "strike sail" (Ac 27:17; here and in /RAPC Tob 11:11 with an archaic preterite "strake," elsewhere "struck"). The Revised Version's "They lowered the gear" is a more precise translation, not a modernizing of the King James Version's English. The combination "to strike through," however, is not modern English, and was used by the King James Version as meaning either "to pierce" (Jud 5:26; Job 20:24; Pr 7:23; La 4:9), or, as an intensive, "to strike violently," "to crush" (Ps 110:5). The Revised Version (British and American) has attempted to distinguish only in Hab 3:14, "pierce," margin "smite." "Striking hands" is a common custom at the conclusion of a bargain (Additions to Esther 14:8), but in Job 17:3; Pr 6:1; 17:18; 22:26; the Revised Version margin 11:15, the ceremony is used technically for an agreement to be surety for another. Striking (the Revised Version margin "firing") stones to produce a fire is mentioned (2 Macc 10:3).

The past participle of "strike" is stricken (modern English "struck") (compare Pr 23:35; Jer 5:3; La 4:9). So Isa 1:5, "Why will ye be still stricken?" is equivalent to "Why should ye receive any more blows?" (compare 16:7; 53:4,8 margin). But in the phrase "stricken in age" (Ge 18:11, etc.) "strike" has an older meaning, "advance."

Striker is found in 1Ti 3:3; Tit 1:7 as a literal translation of plektes. A hot-tempered man, prone to physical outbursts, is meant. A stroke is simply a"blow," but in De 17:8; 21:5, "stroke" is used technically for "assault."

Burton Scott Easton

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Smite, beat, hit, knock, pound, give a blow to. 2. Slap, smite, buffet, beat, pound, thump, cuff. 3. Cast, dash, hurl. 4. Impress, imprint, stamp. 5. Mint, coin. 6. Thrust, shoot. 7. Thrust, force, drive, impel. 8. Deal, inflict, give. 9. Cause (by a sudden impulse), produce. 10. Impress (suddenly), affect. 11. Lower (as a sail), take down, haul down. 12. Punish, afflict, smite, chastise. 13. Sound, cause to sound. 14. Make, ratify, conclude. 15. Run on, ground on, hit. II. v. n. 1. Deal a blow. 2. Hit, clash, dash, collide, touch, come in contact. 3. Sound (by percussion), be struck. 4. Dart, penetrate, pass quickly, shoot. 5. Be stranded, run aground. 6. Yield, surrender, strike the flag. 7. [Modern.] Rebel, mutiny, rise, quit work (in order to extort higher wages). 8. Touch. 9. Break forth, begin suddenly, burst. III. n. 1. Stroke. 2. Strickle, straight-edge, strikle. 3. Suspension of work (in order to extort higher wages), mutiny, revolt.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Twenty shillings. Cant.

Moby Thesaurus

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knock, knock against, knock cold, knock down, knock off, knock out, lambaste, land on, lash, launch an attack, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, lay off, let fly, let have it, let off, light, light into, lightning attack, lightning war, load, locate, locating, location, lock out, lockout, lucky strike, mace, make, make an impression, march, march against, march upon, martyr, mass attack, meet, megadeath, mimeograph, mint, miss the boat, mount an attack, mount the barricades, move, mug, mugging, multigraph, mutineer, mutiny, nail, nonviolent protest, object, objection, obliterate, occur, occur to, offense, offensive, offer itself, omit, onset, onslaught, open an offensive, outlaw strike, overkill, overprint, overthrow, panzer warfare, paste, pelt, pepper, percuss, pick off, picket, picketing, pistol, pitch into, plug, plunk, poke, pommel, pop, pot, potshoot, potshot, pounce upon, pound, present itself, press objections, prime, print, proof, protest, protest demonstration, protestation, prove, publish, puck, pull, pull a proof, pummel, punch, push, put on, put out, put to bed, put to press, qualm, rack, raise a howl, rally, ratify, reach, rebel, recognition, rediscover, rediscovery, register with, reissue, reluct, reluctate, remonstrance, remonstrate, remonstration, remove, reprint, rescind, revelation, revolt, revolute, revolution, revolutionize, riddle, riot, rise, rise to mind, rise up, rock, rub out, rulebook slowdown, run, run against, run at, run down, run into, run off, run riot, run to earth, rush, sail into, sally, score, scourge, scratch, scruple, secure, serendipity, set on, set upon, settle on, shock tactics, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, shut down, shut it down, shut up shop, sick-in, sideswipe, sink in, sit down, sit in, sit-down, sit-down strike, sit-in, slam, slam into, slap, slap the face, slat, slog, slosh, slow down, slowdown, slug, smack, smack into, smash, smash into, smash up, smite, snap, snipe, soak, sock, sortie, spotting, squawk, stalemate, stamp, stand, standoff, standstill, state a grievance, stay, stick out, stop, stoppage, storm, strike against, strike at, strike hard, strike home, strike off, strike out, strike the mind, strike up, stumble on, subvert, suggest itself, surprise, swap, swat, sway, swipe, swoop down on, sympathy strike, take, take a potshot, take apart, take away, take on, take the offensive, teach in, teach-in, tell, thrash, thrust, thump, thwack, tie-up, torment, torpedo, torture, touch, touchdown, trace, trace down, track down, traumatize, treasure trove, trouvaille, trove, try, turnout, uncovering, unearthing, unprovoked assault, void, wade into, walk out, walkout, wallop, whack, wham, whip, whomp, whop, wildcat strike, wipe out, work out, work stoppage, wring, yell bloody murder, yerk