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The synonyms of “Strike” are: hit, fall, shine, attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, excise, expunge, scratch, come to, affect, impress, move, coin, mint, strickle, walk out, assume, take, take up, collide with, impinge on, run into, bang, beat, pound, slap, smack, thrash, spank, thump, thwack, punch, cuff, crack, swat, knock, rap, crash into, be in collision with, knock into, bang into, bump into, smash into, slam into, crack against, crack into, dash against, drive, propel, force, afflict, attack, smite, make an assault, make an attack, set upon someone, fall on someone, assault someone, occur to, dawn on one, seem to, appear to, look to, ignite, light, go on strike, down tools, delete, strike out, strike through, ink out, score out, scratch out, block out, blank out, edit out, blue-pencil, cancel, eliminate, obliterate, stamp, stamp out, cast, die, mould, forge, make, manufacture, produce, achieve, reach, arrive at, find, effect, establish, agree, agree on, come to an agreement on, settle on, sign, endorse, ratify, sanction, light on, happen on, stumble across, stumble on, unearth, uncover, turn up, go, make one's way, set out, head, direct one's footsteps, move towards, take down, pull down, bring down, lower, let down, take root, grow roots, become established, smash, smasher, tap, ten-strike, work stoppage, walkout, air strike, air attack, assault, bombing, blitz, discovery, uncovering
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “strike” as a noun can have the following definitions:
air attack | Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles. |
air strike | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence. |
assault | A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped. A sexual assault. |
attack | The act of attacking. He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint. |
bang | A conspicuous success. He got a bang on the head. |
blitz | (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line. Katrina and I had a blitz on the cleaning. |
bombing | An attack by dropping bombs. A series of terrorist bombings. |
discovery | A person or thing discovered. The drug is not a new discovery. |
find | The finding of a fox. He made his most spectacular finds in the Valley of the Kings. |
hit | A brief event in which two or more bodies come together. Some of the killings were contract hits. |
rap | A type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing. Why should drag queens get a bad rap. |
smash | An act or sound of something smashing. A smash hit first single. |
smasher | A conspicuous success. Riot police had clashed with window smashers. |
tap | A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe as in tap dancing. Those taps produced hundreds of hours of recordings. |
ten-strike | A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball. |
uncovering | The removal of covering. |
walkout | A sudden angry departure, especially as a protest or strike. There was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak. |
work stoppage | Activity directed toward making or doing something. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “strike” as a verb can have the following definitions:
achieve | To gain with effort. She achieved her goal despite setbacks. |
affect | Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon. Will the new rules affect me. |
afflict | Cause physical pain or suffering in. His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease. |
agree | Reach agreement about something after negotiation. If they had agreed a price the deal would have gone through. |
agree on | Be in accord; be in agreement. |
appear to | Come into being or existence, or appear on the scene. |
arrive at | Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress. |
assault someone | Attack in speech or writing. |
assume | Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. Militant activity had assumed epidemic proportions. |
attack | Launch an attack or assault on begin hostilities or start warfare with. Hitler attacked Poland on September 1 1939 and started World War II. |
attain | Find unexpectedly. Dolphins can attain speeds in water which man cannot yet emulate. |
bang | Leap jerk bang. Sarah banged the phone down. |
bang into | Strike violently. |
be in collision with | Form or compose. |
beat | Shape by beating. We beat the competition. |
become established | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
blank out | Keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning. |
block out | Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block. |
blue-pencil | Cut or eliminate. |
bring down | Attract the attention of. |
bump into | Knock against with force or violence. |
cancel | (of a factor or circumstance) neutralize or negate the force or effect of (another. Divide by 9 cancels out multiply by 9. |
cast | Make a moulded object by casting metal. The witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast. |
chance on | Come upon, as if by accident; meet with. |
chance upon | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. |
coin | Make coins by stamping metal. Guineas and half guineas were coined. |
collide with | Be incompatible; be or come into conflict. |
come across | Be a native of. |
come to | Come to one s mind suggest itself. |
come to an agreement on | Proceed or get along. |
come upon | Be a native of. |
crack against | Make a sharp sound. |
crack into | Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension. |
crash into | Sleep in a convenient place. |
cuff | Secure with handcuffs. The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime. |
dash against | Hurl or thrust violently. |
dawn on one | Become clear or enter one’s consciousness or emotions. |
delete | Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information. Please delete my name from your list. |
die | Cut or shape with a die. Her genius has assured her name will never die. |
direct one's footsteps | Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards. |
discover | Make a discovery make a new finding. The courage to discover the truth and possibly be disappointed. |
down tools | Eat immoderately. |
drive | Of a motor vehicle travel under the control of a driver. She is driven by her passion. |
edit out | Supervise the publication of. |
effect | Produce. The prime minister effected many policy changes. |
eliminate | Eliminate from the body. This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body. |
endorse | Give support or one’s approval to. The report was endorsed by the college. |
establish | Institute enact or establish. The trompe l oeil illusion establishes depth. |
excise | Charge excise on goods. The surgeon excised the tumor. |
expunge | Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line. The kind of man that could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory. |
fall | Fall to somebody by assignment or lot. Fall asleep. |
fall on someone | Fall to somebody by assignment or lot. |
fall upon | Die, as in battle or in a hunt. |
find | Come upon after searching find the location of something that was missed or lost. Phobia sufferers often find themselves virtual prisoners in their own home. |
force | Urge or force a person to an action constrain or motivate. Thieves tried to force open the cash register. |
forge | Make a copy of with the intent to deceive. She forged a Green Card. |
go | Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. My car won t go. |
go on strike | Go through in search of something; search through someone’s belongings in an unauthorized way. |
grow roots | Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques. |
happen on | Come to pass. |
happen upon | Chance to be or do something, without intention or causation. |
head | Remove the head of. The procession was headed by John. |
hit | Hit against come into sudden contact with. If they re cops maybe it s not a good idea to have them hit. |
ignite | Arouse or excite feelings and passions. The words ignited new fury in him. |
impinge on | Impinge or infringe upon. |
impress | Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of. He has to put on an act to impress. |
ink out | Fill with ink. |
knock | Knock against with force or violence. Knock on the door. |
knock into | Knock against with force or violence. |
let down | Leave unchanged. |
light | Switch on an electric light. I ll light you down to the gate. |
light on | Alight from (a horse. |
light upon | Alight from (a horse. |
look to | Have faith or confidence in. |
lower | Set lower. Lower expectations. |
make | Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way. Make a decision. |
make an assault | Change from one form into another. |
make an attack | Reach in time. |
make one's way | Calculate as being. |
manufacture | Produce naturally. Most plants use the sun s light to manufacture their food through photosynthesis. |
mint | Form by stamping, punching, or printing. |
mould | Influence the formation or development of. Take the marzipan and mould it into a cone shape. |
move | Have a turn make one s move in a game. She moved the tray to a side table. |
move towards | Arouse sympathy or compassion in. |
obliterate | Destroy utterly; wipe out. The special stamp should be placed on the left hand side and not be used to obliterate the postage stamp. |
occur to | To be found to exist. |
pound | Place or shut up in a pound. Pound on the door. |
produce | Cause to happen, occur or exist. The garden where the artist produced many of his flower paintings. |
propel | Give an incentive for action. A rocket propelled grenade launcher. |
pull down | Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing. |
punch | Drive forcibly as if by a punch. I punched the button to summon the lift. |
rap | Perform rap music. Certain banks are to be rapped for delaying interest rate cuts. |
ratify | Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. Both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year. |
reach | Reach a goal. I had to stand on tiptoe and even then I could hardly reach. |
run into | Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. |
sanction | Impose a sanction or penalty on. The scheme was sanctioned by the court. |
score out | Assign a grade or rank to, according to one’s evaluation. |
scratch | Play a record using the scratch technique. He raps and scratches simultaneously to dazzling effect. |
scratch out | Gather (money or other resources) together over time. |
seem to | Seem to be true probable or apparent. |
set out | Equip with sails or masts. |
set upon someone | Fix conclusively or authoritatively. |
settle on | Dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
shine | Make a surface shine. Shine the silver please. |
sign | Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection consecrate. He signed on the dotted line. |
slam into | Close violently. |
slap | Hit against or into something with the sound of something being slapped. He slapped a copy of the paper on to her desk. |
smack | Crack (a whip. Jessica smacked his face quite hard. |
smash into | Reduce to bankruptcy. |
smite | Affect suddenly with deep feeling. He may smite our enemies. |
spank | Give a spanking to subject to a spanking. She was spanked for spilling ink on the carpet. |
stamp | Destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot. Stamp out tyranny. |
stamp out | Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype. |
strickle | Level off with a strickle in a measuring container. Strickle the grain in the measure. |
strike out | Hit against; come into sudden contact with. |
strike through | Cause to experience suddenly. |
stumble across | Encounter by chance. |
stumble on | Miss a step and fall or nearly fall. |
swat | Hit swiftly with a violent blow. I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist. |
take | Be designed to hold or take. Take half the marzipan and roll out. |
take down | Proceed along in a vehicle. |
take root | Buy, select. |
take up | Experience or feel or submit to. |
thrash | Give a thrashing to beat hard. The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed. |
thump | Hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement. Her heart thumped with fright. |
thwack | Deliver a hard blow to. She thwacked the back of their knees with a cane. |
turn up | Cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics. |
uncover | Remove all or part of one’s clothes to show one’s body. Uncover your belly. |
unearth | Recover through digging. Workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell. |
walk out | Traverse or cover by walking. |
admonish | Admonish or counsel in terms of someone s behavior. He admonished the people against the evil of such practices. |
angrily | Stormily or threateningly. The sky was black and thundered angrily. |
bang | Leap jerk bang. I banged my head on the low beams. |
belabor | To work at or to absurd length. Belabor the obvious. |
chide | Scold or rebuke. She chided him for not replying to her letters. |
clap | Show approval of a person or action by clapping. The crowd was clapping and cheering. |
dab | A small portion of cannabis oil or resin, or another drug in a highly concentrated form, that can be vaporized or burned and inhaled. She dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief. |
expostulation | An exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof. |
fumble | Use the hands clumsily to move (something) as specified. She fumbled a cigarette from her bag. |
hit | Hit against come into sudden contact with. It hit her that I wanted to settle down here. |
incrimination | An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed. His incrimination was based on my testimony. |
knock | Knock against with force or violence. He was hit from behind and knocked off his bike. |
lambaste | Censure severely or angrily. |
lightning | A flash or discharge of lightning. Galloping across the country at lightning speed. |
opprobrium | Harsh criticism or censure. The critical opprobrium generated by his films. |
pat | Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully especially under the chin. A pat of butter. |
rap | Genre of African American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment several forms of rap have emerged. She rapped her stick on the floor. |
rebuke | An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism. She had rebuked him for drinking too much. |
recrimination | An accusation in response to one from someone else. There was a period of bitter recrimination. |
remonstrate | Make a forcefully reproachful protest. He turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy. |
reprimand | Address a reprimand to. The golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules. |
reproach | In the Roman Catholic Church a set of antiphons and responses for Good Friday representing the reproaches of Christ to his people. His elegance is a living reproach to our slovenly habits. |
reproof | An expression of blame or disapproval. She welcomed him with a mild reproof for leaving her alone. |
reprove | Reprimand (someone. Don t be childish Hilary he reproved mildly. |
revile | Spread negative information about. He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead. |
scold | Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault. The fiscal scolds insist that reform will make everything even worse. |
scolding | Rebuking a person harshly. She d get a scolding from Victoria. |
tap | Draw liquor from a tap. Tap a keg of beer. |
upbraid | Express criticism towards. He was upbraided for his slovenly appearance. |
vilify | Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner. He has been vilified in the press. |
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