strike

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstraɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/straɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strīk)

Inflections of 'strike' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
strikes
v 3rd person singular
striking
v pres p
struck
v past
struck
v past p
stricken
v past p (Mainly used for figurative senses relating to emotions, afflictions, etc.)

strike
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Sense: Noun: blow
Synonyms:
hit Collocations, blow Collocations, whack Collocations, thwack (informal), punch Collocations, thump Collocations, knock Collocations, swat, smack Collocations, crack Collocations, slam Collocations, bonk (informal), sock Collocations (informal), wallop (informal), rap Collocations, slug Collocations (slang), lambasting
Sense: Noun: impact
Synonyms:
impact Collocations, shock Collocations, jounce, jolt Collocations, slam Collocations, collision, bump, crash Collocations, kick Collocations, smash Collocations, smack Collocations, hit Collocations
Sense: Noun: attack
Synonyms:
attack Collocations, assault Collocations, offensive Collocations, charge Collocations, attempt Collocations, onslaught Collocations, rush Collocations, raid Collocations, onset Collocations, blitz, blitzkrieg
Sense: Noun: organized refusal to work
Synonyms:
walkout, work stoppage, work-to-rule (UK), sit-in, protest Collocations
Sense: Noun: disadvantage
Synonyms:
disadvantage Collocations, minus Collocations, negative Collocations, drawback Collocations, downside Collocations, con Collocations, bad point
Sense: Noun: discovery
Synonyms:
discovery Collocations, find Collocations, uncovering, unearthing
Sense: Verb: hit
Synonyms:
hit Collocations, thwack (informal), whack Collocations, punch Collocations, thump Collocations, beat Collocations, knock Collocations, smack Collocations, crack Collocations, slam Collocations, pound Collocations, hammer Collocations, clobber (informal), bonk, sock Collocations (informal), wallop (informal), clock Collocations (slang), rap Collocations, slug Collocations (slang), swat, lambast, lambaste
Sense: Verb: collide with
Synonyms:
collide with, impact Collocations, hit Collocations, run into, smash into, slam into, bang into, knock into, bump into
Sense: Verb: attack
Synonyms:
attack Collocations, assault Collocations, charge Collocations, descend on, assail, rush Collocations, raid Collocations, pounce on, jump on, set on, storm Collocations, blitz
Sense: Verb: refuse to work
Synonyms:
walk out, be on strike, go on strike, work to rule (UK), down tools (UK), protest Collocations, sit in (US), hold a sit-in, hold a strike, go on hunger strike, stage a strike, stage a protest
Sense: Verb: discover
Synonyms:
discover Collocations, find Collocations, come across, stumble on, stumble across, chance on, happen on, unearth, uncover Collocations, hit upon, hit on
Sense: Verb: seem to be - followed by 'as'
Synonyms:
seem Collocations, seem to be, look Collocations, look to be, appear Collocations, appear to be, look like, seem like, come across as, give the impression
Sense: Verb: come to mind
Synonyms:
come to mind, occur to, come to, dawn on, spring to mind, cross sb's mind, enter sb's mind, hit Collocations (informal)
Sense: Verb: afflict with a disease
Synonyms:
afflict, affect Collocations, hit Collocations, attack Collocations, strike down, come upon, lay sb low
Sense: Verb: affect sb deeply
Synonyms:
affect Collocations, move Collocations, touch Collocations, impress Collocations, impact Collocations, shake Collocations
Sense: Verb: attain
Synonyms:
attain Collocations, achieve Collocations, come to, reach Collocations, find Collocations, get Collocations, obtain, cop Collocations (informal), land Collocations (informal), bag Collocations (informal), win Collocations
Sense: Verb: assume - a pose, etc.
Synonyms:
assume Collocations, take on, put on, adopt, take up
Sense: Verb: indicate by a bell or chime
Synonyms:
sound Collocations, toll Collocations, ring Collocations, bong, chime Collocations, peal


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