Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement.
- intransitive verb To inflict (a blow).
- intransitive verb To penetrate or pierce.
- intransitive verb To collide with or crash into.
- intransitive verb To cause to come into violent or forceful contact.
- intransitive verb To thrust (a weapon, for example) in or into someone or something.
- intransitive verb To damage or destroy, as by forceful contact.
- intransitive verb To make a military attack on; assault.
- intransitive verb To afflict suddenly, as with a disease or impairment.
- intransitive verb To cause to become suddenly in a certain way.
- intransitive verb To snap at or seize (a bait).
- intransitive verb To hook (a fish that has taken the bait) by a pull on the line.
- intransitive verb To wound by biting. Used especially of a snake.
- intransitive verb To form by stamping, printing, or punching.
- intransitive verb To produce or play by manipulating strings or keys.
- intransitive verb To indicate by a percussive or chiming sound.
- intransitive verb To produce as if by playing a musical instrument.
- intransitive verb To produce by friction or a blow.
- intransitive verb To produce flame, light, or a spark by friction.
- intransitive verb To remove or separate suddenly, as with a blow.
- intransitive verb To eliminate or expunge.
- intransitive verb To come upon (a mineral deposit) by effort; discover.
- intransitive verb To come to; reach or attain.
- intransitive verb To fall upon; shine on.
- intransitive verb To become audible to.
- intransitive verb To affect keenly or forcibly; impress.
- intransitive verb To enter the mind of.
- intransitive verb To cause (a strong emotion) to penetrate deeply.
- intransitive verb To affect or overcome with strong emotion.
- intransitive verb To make and confirm the terms of (a bargain).
- intransitive verb To achieve (a balance, for example) by careful consideration.
- intransitive verb To position one's body in (a pose, for example); assume.
- intransitive verb To haul down (a mast or sail).
- intransitive verb To lower (a flag or sail) in salute or surrender.
- intransitive verb To lower (cargo) into a hold.
- intransitive verb To remove (theatrical properties, a set, or technical equipment) from a stage.
- intransitive verb To dismantle and pack up for departure.
- intransitive verb To undertake a strike against (an employer).
- intransitive verb To level or even (a measure, as of grain).
- intransitive verb To smooth or shape with a strickle.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We talked about Amelia, who had yesterday gone on a word strike and insisted on pantomiming.
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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Clearly we need to open Gold and prepare a business continuity plan, appointing a silver for each BCU with daily updates to Gold on how the strike is affecting police performance.
We Have Mail « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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So, now that the strike is a certainty, what can AirFrance-KLM do now, and how can they deal with this better in the future, to minimize impact on …
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Things are still tense over at the Screen Actors Guild where a strike is a real possibility.
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WALD: Well, we are always concerned with the recent history of (AUDIO GAP) earthquake is what we call strike slip, which means two faults are going side by side (AUDIO GAP) on land.
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So, now that the strike is a certainty, what can AirFrance-KLM do now, and how can they deal with this better in the future, to minimize impact on …
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We ordered what we call strike teams, which are just lots and lots of fire engines early on.
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When a strike is the only way you can gain the attention of management and the public, strike.
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We looked at the damage to the trees, what we call the strike damage to the trees.
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When a strike is the only alternative, there is an attempt to sort it out to avoid a strike.
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The UVW was using a variation on an old tactic from the 1970s, called the chessboard strike, in which rapid changes in strike plans among alternating sections of the workforce lead to chaos in the workplace.
Striking Workers Are Bringing Back 1970s 'Mindfuck' Tactics Callum Cant 2019
oroboros commented on the word strike
Contronymic in the sense: hit vs. miss (as in "strike three").
January 27, 2007
faraway commented on the word strike
An expression my sister uses - "Strike!" - to convey surprise or amazement.
August 27, 2007
asativum commented on the word strike
Writers, producers
May be nearing a new pact.
This is a good thing?
-- Producers Say Writers Could Return on Monday, The New York Times, Feb. 9, 2008
February 9, 2008
whichbe commented on the word strike
This is also a phrase that lighting people (on stage or more often film) will shout to warn everyone before turning on bright lights.
May 14, 2008