STRIKE

STRI ·KE 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 10 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
  2. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
  3. a gentle blow
  4. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball

💬 Examples

  • "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"
  • "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
  • "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
  • "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"

🔗 Similar words

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verb
  1. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
  2. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  3. hit against
  4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

💬 Examples

  • "The teacher struck the child"
  • "the opponent refused to strike"
  • "This child impressed me as unusually mature"
  • "This behavior struck me as odd"

🔗 Similar words

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