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strike
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
,
stricken
to
hit
something
or
someone
suddenly
and
with
force
•
Be
careful
not
to
strike
the
glass
with
the
hammer
.
Be
careful
not
to
strike
the
glass
with
the
hammer
.
•
Lightning
can
strike
a
tall
tree
during
a
storm
.
Lightning
can
strike
a
tall
tree
during
a
storm
.
Old
English
‘
strīcan
’
meaning
‘
to
pass
lightly
over
,
stroke
’,
later
shifting
to
‘
deal
a
blow
’.
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
to
hit
someone
or
something
quickly
and
with
force
•
During
the
championship
match
,
the
star
forward
struck
the
ball
hard
into
the
top
corner
of
the
net
.
During
the
championship
match
,
the
star
forward
struck
the
ball
hard
into
the
top
corner
of
the
net
.
•
Lightning
can
suddenly
strike
a
tall
tree
and
split
it
in
two
.
Lightning
can
suddenly
strike
a
tall
tree
and
split
it
in
two
.
Old
English
‘
strīcan
’
meaning
‘
to
pass
lightly
over
’,
later
developing
the
idea
of
delivering
a
blow
.
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
,
stricken
(
of
workers
)
to
stop
working
as
a
protest
in
order
to
gain
better
pay
or
conditions
•
The
nurses
decided
to
strike
for
higher
wages
.
The
nurses
decided
to
strike
for
higher
wages
.
•
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
‘
stop
work
as
a
protest
’
arose
in
the
18th
century
when
sailors
‘
struck
’ (
lowered
)
the
sails
to
force
negotiations
.
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
,
stricken
to
suddenly
occur
to
someone
as
a
thought
or
idea
•
It
suddenly
struck
me
that
I
had
left
the
oven
on
.
It
suddenly
struck
me
that
I
had
left
the
oven
on
.
•
The
idea
struck
him
while
he
was
taking
a
shower
.
The
idea
struck
him
while
he
was
taking
a
shower
.
Figurative
sense
of
‘
hit
the
mind
’
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
•
I
heard
the
church
bell
strike
six
as
I
walked
home
.
I
heard
the
church
bell
strike
six
as
I
walked
home
.
•
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
‘
striking
’
the
metal
.
verb
-
strike
,
striking
,
strikes
,
struck
(
of
workers
)
to
stop
working
for
a
period
of
time
in
order
to
protest
and
demand
better
conditions
or
pay
•
The
bus
drivers
voted
to
strike
next
Tuesday
for
higher
wages
.
The
bus
drivers
voted
to
strike
next
Tuesday
for
higher
wages
.
•
Factory
workers
threatened
to
strike
unless
safety
measures
were
improved
.
Factory
workers
threatened
to
strike
unless
safety
measures
were
improved
.
From
the
nautical
phrase
“
to
strike
sail
,”
meaning
to
lower
the
sails
as
a
sign
of
protest
or
submission
,
later
generalized
to
stopping
work
.
