n.
1.a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
2.an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
3.a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit
4.a gentle blow
5.a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
6.a conspicuous success strike v.
1.hit against
2.deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
3.have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
4.make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
5.indicate (a certain time) by striking
6.affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
7.stop work in order to press demands
8.touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
9.attain 10.produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically 11.cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp 12.find unexpectedly 13.produce by ignition or a blow 14.remove by erasing or crossing out 15.cause to experience suddenly 16.drive something violently into a location 17.occupy or take on 18.form by stamping, punching, or printing 19.smooth with a strickle 20.pierce with force 21.arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
