Strike
Hebrew Meaning
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English Meaning
- To hit sharply, as with the hand, the fist, or a weapon.
- To inflict (a blow).
- To penetrate or pierce: was struck in the leg by a bullet.
- To collide with or crash into: She struck the desk with her knee.
- To cause to come into violent or forceful contact: She struck her knee against the desk.
- To thrust (a weapon, for example) in or into someone or something: struck the sword into the dragon.
- To damage or destroy, as by forceful contact: Lightning struck the tree.
- To make a military attack on; assault.
- To afflict suddenly, as with a disease or impairment: was stricken with cancer.
- To cause to become by or as if by a blow: struck him dead.
- To snap at or seize (a bait).
- To hook (a fish that has taken the bait) by a pull on the line.
- To wound by biting. Used especially of a snake.
- To form by stamping, printing, or punching: strike a medallion.
- To produce or play by manipulating strings or keys: strike a B flat; strike w, t, and y on the typewriter.
- To indicate by a percussive or chiming sound: The clock struck nine.
- To produce as if by playing a musical instrument: The report struck a positive note in the final paragraph.
- To produce by friction or a blow: struck fire from the flints.
- To produce flame, light, or a spark from by friction: strike a match.
- To remove or separate with or as if with a blow: struck the wasp from his shoulder; struck off the diseased branch with a machete.
- To eliminate or expunge: strike a statement from the court records.
- To come upon; discover: struck gold.
- To come to; attain: finally struck the main trail.
- To fall upon; shine on: A bright light struck her face.
- To become audible to: An odd sound struck his ear.
- To affect keenly or forcibly; impress. See Synonyms at affect1.
- To enter the mind of: The thought struck me from out of the blue.
- To cause (a strong emotion) to penetrate deeply: struck terror into their hearts.
- To affect or overcome with strong emotion: She was struck with alarm at the news.
- To make and confirm the terms of (a bargain).
- To achieve (a balance, for example) by careful weighing or reckoning.
- To take on or assume (a pose, for example).
- Nautical To haul down (a mast or sail).
- Nautical To lower (a flag or sail) in salute or surrender.
- Nautical To lower (cargo) into a hold.
- To remove (theatrical properties, a set, or technical equipment) from a stage.
- To dismantle and pack up for departure: strike camp.
- To undertake a strike against (an employer).
- To level or even (a measure, as of grain).
- To smooth or shape with a strickle.
- To send (plant roots) out or down.
- To cause (a plant cutting) to take root.
- To deal a blow or blows with or as if with the fist or a weapon; hit.
- To aim a stroke or blow.
- To make contact suddenly or violently; collide: A car and a bus struck at the intersection.
- To begin a military attack: The enemy struck unexpectedly.
- To penetrate or pierce: The cold struck right through our jackets.
- To take bait: The fish are striking.
- To dart or shoot suddenly forward in an attempt to inflict a bite or wound. Used of snakes and wild animals.
- To set out or proceed, especially in a new direction: struck off into the forest.
- To begin to move: The horse struck into a gallop.
- To send out roots.
- To sprout.
- To indicate the time by making a percussive or chiming sound: The clock struck just as we left.
- To become indicated by a percussive or chiming sound: The hour has struck.
- To become ignited.
- To discover something suddenly or unexpectedly: struck on a new approach.
- To fall, as light or sound: sunlight striking on the cliffs; a din struck upon their ears.
- To have an effect; make an impression.
- To engage in a strike against an employer.
- To interrupt by pushing oneself forward: struck rudely into the conversation.
- To strive diligently for a specific technical rating in the U.S. Navy.
- An act or a gesture of striking.
- An attack, especially a military air attack on a single group of targets.
- A cessation of work by employees in support of demands made on their employer, as for higher pay or improved conditions.
- A temporary stoppage of normal activity undertaken as a protest.
- A sudden achievement or valuable discovery, as of a precious mineral.
- The taking of bait by a fish.
- A pull on a fishing line indicating this.
- A quantity of coins or medals struck at the same time.
- Baseball A pitched ball that is counted against the batter, typically one that is swung at and missed, fouled off, or judged to have passed through the strike zone.
- Baseball A perfectly thrown ball.
- An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic; a disadvantage: "[They] were trying to sell a movie with several strikes against it as a mass-audience 'property'” ( John Sayles).
- An unlawful act, especially one that results in a conviction.
- Sports The knocking down of all the pins in bowling with the first bowl of a frame.
- The taking root and growing of a plant cutting.
- Geology The course or bearing of a structural surface, such as an inclined bed, as it intersects a horizontal plane.
- The removal of all properties, sets, and technical equipment following a final performance, as of a play or concert.
- A strickle.
- strike down To cause to fall by a blow.
- strike down To incapacitate or kill: He was struck down by tuberculosis.
- strike down To render ineffective; cancel: The court struck down the law.
- strike out To begin a course of action.
- strike out To set out energetically.
- strike out To pitch three strikes to (a batter), putting the batter out.
- strike out To be struck out.
- strike out To fail in an endeavor.
- strike up To start to play music or sing: The band suddenly struck up.
- strike up To start to play or sing (something): The orchestra struck up a waltz.
- strike up To cause to start to play or sing: Strike up the band!
- strike up To initiate or begin: strike up a conversation.
- on strike Engaged in a work stoppage: Most of the employees were on strike.
- strike hands To conclude a bargain or reach an agreement.
- strike it rich Informal To have sudden financial success.