stryke — meaning in English

English meaning

• iron noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
• strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.

Senses

stryke is used for these senses in English:

• iron (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
• strike (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

iron — full definition

1. noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
2. noun A small electrical appliance with a hot, flat base, used to smooth wrinkles out of clothes.
3. verb To smooth clothing or fabric using a heated iron.
4. adj Extremely strong, tough, or unyielding, used figuratively.

strike — full definition

1. verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
2. verb To stop working collectively as a form of protest over pay or conditions.
3. verb To occur to someone suddenly, or to make a strong impression.
4. verb To discover, especially a valuable resource such as oil or gold.
5. noun An organized refusal to work as a form of protest.

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