Collins English-English Dictionary

strike [straɪk]

1. 1. n null ten-strike

2. 2. vb to deliver (a blow or stroke) to (a person)

3. 3. vb to come or cause to come into sudden or violent contact (with)

4. 4. vt. [tr] to make an attack on

5. 5. vt. to produce (fire, sparks, etc) or (of fire, sparks, etc) to be produced by ignition

6. 6. vt. to cause (a match) to light by friction or (of a match) to be lighted

7. 7. vt. to press (the key of a piano, organ, etc) or to sound (a specific note) in this or a similar way

8. 8. vt. to indicate (a specific time) by the sound of a hammer striking a bell or by any other percussive sound

9. 9. vt. (of a venomous snake) to cause injury by biting

10. 10. vt. [tr] to affect or cause to affect deeply, suddenly, or radically, as if by dealing a blow

    her appearance struck him as strange

    I was struck on his art

11. 11. vt. [tr; passive; usually foll by with] to render incapable or nearly so

    she was stricken with grief

12. 12. vt. [tr] to enter the mind of

    it struck me that he had become very quiet

13. 13. vt. to render

    I was struck dumb

14. 14. vt. [tr] to be perceived by; catch

    the glint of metal struck his eye

15. 15. vt. to arrive at or come upon (something), esp suddenly or unexpectedly

    to strike the path for home

    to strike upon a solution

16. 16. vi. [intr; sometimes foll by out] to set (out) or proceed, esp upon a new course

    to strike for the coast

17. 17. vt. [tr; usually passive] to afflict with a disease, esp unexpectedly

    he was struck with polio when he was six

18. 18. vt. [tr] to discover or come upon a source of (ore, petroleum, etc)

19. 19. vt. [tr] (of a plant) to produce or send down (a root or roots)

20. 20. vt. [tr] to take apart or pack up; break (esp in the phrase strike camp)

21. 21. vt. [tr] to take down or dismantle (a stage set, formwork, etc)

22. 22. vt. [tr] [nautical] to lower or remove (a specified piece of gear)

23. 23. vt. to haul down or dip (a flag, sail, etc) in salute or in surrender

24. 24. vt. to lower (cargo, etc) into the hold of a ship

25. 25. vt. to attack (an objective) with the intention of causing damage to, seizing, or destroying it

26. 26. vt. to impale the hook in the mouth of (a fish) by suddenly tightening or jerking the line after the bait or fly has been taken

27. 27. vt. [tr] to form or impress (a coin, metal, etc) by or as if by stamping

28. 28. vt. to level (a surface) by use of a flat board

29. 29. vt. [tr] to assume or take up (an attitude, posture, etc)

30. 30. vi. [intr] (of workers in a factory, etc) to cease work collectively as a protest against working conditions, low pay, etc

31. 31. vt. [tr] to reach by agreement

    to strike a bargain

32. 32. vt. [tr] to form (a jury, esp a special jury) by cancelling certain names among those nominated for jury service until only the requisite number remains - See also special jury

33. 33. vt. [tr] [rowing] to make (a certain number of strokes) per minute

    Oxford were striking 38

34. 34. vt. to make a stroke or kick in swimming

35. 35. vt. [tr] (in Malaysia) to win (a lottery or raffle)

36. 36. n an act or instance of striking

37. 37. n a cessation of work by workers in a factory, industry, etc, as a protest against working conditions or low pay

    the workers are on strike again

38. 38. n a military attack, esp an air attack on a surface target

    air strike

39. 39. n [baseball] a pitched ball judged good but missed or not swung at, three of which cause a batter to be out

40. 40. n [tenpin bowling] the act or an instance of knocking down all the pins with the first bowl of a single frame

41. 41. n the score thus made - Compare spare

42. 42. n a sound made by striking

43. 43. n the mechanism that makes a clock strike

44. 44. n the discovery of a source of ore, petroleum, etc

45. 45. n the horizontal direction of a fault, rock stratum, etc, which is perpendicular to the direction of the dip

46. 46. n [angling] the act or an instance of striking

47. 47. n the number of coins or medals made at one time

48. 48. n another name for strickle

49. 49. n [informal] an unexpected or complete success, esp one that brings financial gain

50. 50. n See also strike down strike off strike out strike through strike up

51. 51. n [Etymology] Old English strican; related to Old Frisian strika to stroke, Old High German strihhan to smooth, Latin stria furrow