strike — meaning in English
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English meaning
- strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
Senses
strike is used for these senses in English:
- strike (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
strike — full definition
- verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
- verb To stop working collectively as a form of protest over pay or conditions.
- verb To occur to someone suddenly, or to make a strong impression.
- verb To discover, especially a valuable resource such as oil or gold.
- noun An organized refusal to work as a form of protest.