toqus
Picture Dictionary
English
νκ΅μ΄
Register
Login
π
strike
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
,
stricken
to
hit
something
or
someone
suddenly
and
with
force
β’
Be
careful
not
to
strike
the
glass
with
the
hammer
.
Be
careful
not
to
strike
the
glass
with
the
hammer
.
β’
Lightning
can
strike
a
tall
tree
during
a
storm
.
Lightning
can
strike
a
tall
tree
during
a
storm
.
Old
English
β
strΔ«can
β
meaning
β
to
pass
lightly
over
,
stroke
β,
later
shifting
to
β
deal
a
blow
β.
noun
a
period
when
workers
stop
working
as
a
protest
to
gain
better
pay
or
conditions
β’
The
train
drivers
β
strike
caused
major
delays
across
the
city
.
The
train
drivers
β
strike
caused
major
delays
across
the
city
.
β’
After
a
three-day
strike
,
the
factory
reopened
.
After
a
three-day
strike
,
the
factory
reopened
.
From
verb
sense
β
strike
sail
β,
later
generalized
to
withholding
labor
.
noun
(
in
bowling
)
a
turn
in
which
the
player
knocks
down
all
the
pins
with
the
first
ball
β’
She
cheered
loudly
after
scoring
a
strike
.
She
cheered
loudly
after
scoring
a
strike
.
β’
Two
strikes
in
a
row
put
him
ahead
of
the
competition
.
Two
strikes
in
a
row
put
him
ahead
of
the
competition
.
Borrowed
from
general
sense
β
hit
β,
applied
to
bowling
in
the
early
20th
century
.
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
,
stricken
(
of
workers
)
to
stop
working
as
a
protest
in
order
to
gain
better
pay
or
conditions
β’
The
nurses
decided
to
strike
for
higher
wages
.
The
nurses
decided
to
strike
for
higher
wages
.
β’
If
the
company
refuses
to
negotiate
,
the
union
will
strike
next
week
.
If
the
company
refuses
to
negotiate
,
the
union
will
strike
next
week
.
Meaning
β
stop
work
as
a
protest
β
arose
in
the
18th
century
when
sailors
β
struck
β (
lowered
)
the
sails
to
force
negotiations
.
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
,
stricken
to
suddenly
occur
to
someone
as
a
thought
or
idea
β’
It
suddenly
struck
me
that
I
had
left
the
oven
on
.
It
suddenly
struck
me
that
I
had
left
the
oven
on
.
β’
The
idea
struck
him
while
he
was
taking
a
shower
.
The
idea
struck
him
while
he
was
taking
a
shower
.
Figurative
sense
of
β
hit
the
mind
β
dates
from
the
1600s
.
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
,
stricken
(
of
a
clock
or
bell
)
to
sound
a
set
number
of
times
to
show
the
hour
β’
I
heard
the
church
bell
strike
six
as
I
walked
home
.
I
heard
the
church
bell
strike
six
as
I
walked
home
.
β’
The
grandfather
clock
strikes
every
hour
on
the
hour
.
The
grandfather
clock
strikes
every
hour
on
the
hour
.
Medieval
use
referring
to
the
bell
hammer
β
striking
β
the
metal
.
noun
a
sudden
military
or
police
attack
,
especially
using
aircraft
or
missiles
β’
The
general
ordered
an
air
strike
on
the
enemy
base
.
The
general
ordered
an
air
strike
on
the
enemy
base
.
β’
Precision
strikes
were
used
to
minimize
civilian
casualties
.
Precision
strikes
were
used
to
minimize
civilian
casualties
.
Extended
from
β
hit
with
force
β
to
modern
military
usage
in
the
20th
century
.
noun
(
in
baseball
)
a
pitch
counted
against
the
batter
,
either
because
he
swings
and
misses
or
does
not
swing
at
a
hittable
ball
β’
The
umpire
called
a
strike
even
though
the
batter
disagreed
.
The
umpire
called
a
strike
even
though
the
batter
disagreed
.
β’
After
two
strikes
,
the
crowd
held
its
breath
.
After
two
strikes
,
the
crowd
held
its
breath
.
Adopted
into
baseball
terminology
in
the
19th
century
,
originally
meaning
β
a
hitting
attempt
β.
