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strike, tap, rap | a gentle blow | |
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hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely | |
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strike, walk out | stop work in order to press demands | |
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hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang | a conspicuous success | |
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take, assume, take up, strike | occupy or take on | |
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strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon | |
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strike | 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 | |
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strike | pierce with force | |
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strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target | |
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strike, ten-strike | a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball | |
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strike | cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp | |
V2 |
come to, hit, strike | cause to experience suddenly | |
V2 |
strike, strickle | smooth with a strickle | |
V2 |
strike | arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing | |
V2 |
strike | indicate (a certain time) by striking | |
V2 |
strike, mint, coin | form by stamping, punching, or printing | |
V2 |
strike, hit | drive something violently into a location | |
V2 |
strike, hit | produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically | |
V2 |
hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | hit against; come into sudden contact with | |
V2 |
come upon, discover, come across, strike, happen upon, attain, fall upon, light upon, chance upon, chance on | find unexpectedly | |
V2 |
come to, strike | attain | |
V2 |
strike | produce by ignition or a blow | |
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strike | an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | |
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strike, work stoppage | a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions | |
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strike, excise, expunge, scratch | remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | |
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fall, strike, shine | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly | |
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strike, impress, move, affect | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |