strike in WordNet English dictionary

1. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
   "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
   affect  impress  move  strike 
   
2. occupy or take on
   "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
   assume  take  strike  take up 
   
3. find unexpectedly
   "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
   fall upon  strike  come upon  light upon  chance upon  come across  chance on  happen upon  attain  discover 
   
4. form by stamping, punching, or printing
   "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
   mint  coin  strike 
   
5. hit against; come into sudden contact with
   "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
   hit  strike  impinge on  run into  collide with 
   
6. cause to experience suddenly
   "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
   hit  strike  come to 
   
7. attain
   "The horse finally struck a pace"
   come to  strike 
   
8. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
   "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
   strike  scratch  expunge  excise 
   
9. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
   "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
   fall  shine  strike 
   
10. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
    "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
    strike  hit 
    
11. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
    "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"
    strike  hit 
    
12. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
    "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
    hit  strike 
    
13. drive something violently into a location
    "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
    hit  strike 
    
14. smooth with a strickle
    "strickle the grain in the measure"
    strickle  strike 
    
15. cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
    "strike an arc"
    strike 
    
16. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"
    strike 
    
17. indicate (a certain time) by striking
    "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
    strike 
    
18. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
    "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
    strike 
    
19. pierce with force
    "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"
    strike 
    
20. produce by ignition or a blow
    "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"
    strike 
    
21. stop work in order to press demands
    "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"
    strike  walk out 
    

1. a conspicuous success
   "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
   hit  smash  smasher  strike  bang 
   
2. a gentle blow
   rap  strike  tap 
   
3. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
   "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"
   strike  work stoppage 
   
4. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
   "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
   strike  ten-strike 
   
5. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
   "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
   strike 
   
6. (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
   "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
   strike