Definitions
1.VerbTo delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate."Please strike the last sentence."
2.VerbTo have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To hit."Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.; A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.; We will strike a medal in your honour.; The ship struck in the night.; The clock struck twelve. The drums strike up a march.; to strike a light; to strike a match"
3.VerbTo hit."Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef."
4.VerbTo give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
5.VerbTo deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows."A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock."
6.VerbTo manufacture, as by stamping."We will strike a medal in your honour."
7.VerbTo run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground."The ship struck in the night."
8.VerbTo cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds."The clock struck twelve. The drums strike up a march."
9.VerbTo sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
10.VerbTo cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke."to strike a light"
11.VerbTo cause to ignite by friction."to strike a match"
12.VerbTo thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate."A tree strikes its roots deep."
13.VerbTo infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
14.VerbTo have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
To punish; to afflict; to smite.
To carry out a violent or illegal action.
To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way."The bank robber struck on the 2nd and 5th of May.; The first thing to strike my eye was a beautiful pagoda. Tragedy struck when his brother was killed in a bush fire.; Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.; The news struck a sombre chord.; to strike the mind with surprise; to strike somebody with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror; The proposed plan strikes me favourably.; I was struck dumb with astonishment."
15.VerbTo punish; to afflict; to smite.
16.VerbTo carry out a violent or illegal action.
17.VerbTo act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way."The bank robber struck on the 2nd and 5th of May."
18.VerbTo impinge upon."The first thing to strike my eye was a beautiful pagoda. Tragedy struck when his brother was killed in a bush fire."
19.VerbTo impress, seem or appear to (a person)."Golf has always struck me as a waste of time."
20.VerbTo create an impression."The news struck a sombre chord."
21.VerbTo score a goal.
22.VerbTo make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion."to strike the mind with surprise; to strike somebody with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror"
23.VerbTo affect by a sudden impression or impulse."The proposed plan strikes me favourably.; I was struck dumb with astonishment."
24.VerbTo steal or rob; to take forcibly or fraudulently.
25.VerbTo borrow money from; to make a demand upon.
26.VerbTo touch; to act by appulse.
27.VerbTo hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
28.VerbTo take down, especially in the following contexts.
To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours."The frigate has struck, sir! We've beaten them, the lily-livers!"
29.VerbTo haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
30.VerbTo capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours."The frigate has struck, sir! We've beaten them, the lily-livers!"
31.VerbTo stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
32.VerbTo quit (one's job).
33.VerbTo dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
34.VerbTo unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
35.VerbTo set off on a walk or trip."They struck off along the river."
36.VerbTo pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
37.VerbTo break forth; to commence suddenly; with into."to strike into reputation; to strike into a run"
38.VerbTo become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
39.VerbTo make and ratify; to reach; to find."to strike a bargain, deal or agreement; to strike a compromise; to strike a pact; to strike a truce, to strike an uneasy truce; to strike an accord, alliance, ceasefire or armistice; to strike a balance, to strike a delicate balance between"
40.VerbTo discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil."to strike gold"
41.VerbTo level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
42.VerbTo cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
43.VerbTo hit upon, or light upon, suddenly."My eye struck a strange word in the text. They soon struck the trail."
44.VerbTo lade thickened sugar cane juice from a teache into a cooler.
45.VerbTo stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
46.VerbTo advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
47.VerbTo balance (a ledger or account).
48.VerbTo become saturated with salt.
49.VerbTo run, or fade in colour.
50.VerbTo do menial work for an officer.
51.NounA 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.
52.NounThe act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
53.NounA work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
54.NounA blow or application of physical force against something.
55.NounAn attack, not necessarily physical."air strike; first strike"
56.NounIn an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
57.NounAn old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
58.NounThe status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at."The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike."
59.NounThe primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
60.NounThe compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
61.NounAn instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
62.NounFullness of measure; the whole amount produced at one time."a strike of malt; a strike of coin"
63.NounExcellence; quality.
64.NounAn iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
65.NounA puddler's stirrer.
66.NounThe extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.
67.NounThe discovery of a source of something.
68.NounThe strike plate of a door.
69.NounA nibble on the bait by a fish.
70.NounA cancellation postmark.
71.NounAn imperfect matrix for type.