strike

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Pronunciation

  • IPA: /stɻaɪk/

Verb

to strike (strikes, struck, stricken, striking)

  1. To delete
  2. To hit
  3. To stop working to achieve better working conditions
  4. (Obsolescent) To surrender (strike one's colors)

Translations

Noun

strike (strikes)

  1. baseball: a status resulting from a batter swinging and missing an accurate pitch, or having a pitch pass over home plate at a height between a batter's shoulders and knees, or hitting a ball into foul territory without being caught
  2. bowling: the act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame
  3. a work stoppage
  4. a blow or application of physical force against something

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