Added 29 September 2026
strike
/stɹaɪk/ verb
In Latin: feriō, cūdō, pulsō Wiktionary
verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about strike at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
Please strike the last sentence.
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To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow. To hit.
Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.
- To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
noun
- A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
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A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
After an eleven-week strike, it was management that finally blinked.
Origin
From Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, rub, press”). Cognate with Dutch strijken, German streichen, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.
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