to strike
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5.7
- verb
- /straɪk/
:
eliminar
- I considered it essential, but Congress struck it out of the final Declaration as being too particular.
- the court struck down
- the Supreme Court struck down
- struck down federal law
That said we were trained to strike blacks when we picked the jury.
- That said we were trained to strike blacks when we picked the jury.
- With the blue pencil rule, courts don't have to write any new words, they just have to strike offending words.
Examples
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Strike out the last two questions in Mrs. Manion's answer.
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To us, those are the most important ones, and they just strike them out.
Academic text (2008) -
The best way to grow was to leave and to strike out on my own.
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The reporter will strike that remark from the record.
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President Clinton should use the line-item veto to strike this item from the new law.
Academic text (1996) -
Chairman Gomes instructed his secretary to disregard and strike from the record the above medical testimony.
Fiction book (1998) -
The teacher asked the students to strike the incorrect answers from their tests before submitting them.
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After discussing the proposal, the committee decided to strike certain sections from the report to make it clearer.
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The editor will strike out the outdated statistics in the article before it goes to publication.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed
123
3.7
To destroy a building or other structure completely
112
2.6
To tear something into small thin pieces
80
3.4
To remove or cancel something, for example a meeting
64
3.8
To break or remove something by force, often by hitting it
63
4.6
Knock down a building or other large structure completely
57
3.2
Make a building or wall fall down suddenly
54
3.7
Completely destroy a building or large structure
50
3.0
To separate something into parts so it can be moved or fixed
46
3.0
To remove something that is fixed or standing, for example stage equipment
43
8.1
To destroy something in a planned, controlled way
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2.7
To rip something into small pieces
24
4.8
To pull something out with force
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4.2
To make something smaller or weaker by removing small parts slowly
21
8.8
To remove all signs of something like a record or memory so it cannot be found
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3.8
To take something apart into separate pieces
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4.6
Gradually make something weaker by repeated small actions
15
6.3
Remove a substance or part from material like soil
14
7.2
To cut out part of a body or text
10
9.1
To take away an important part so something loses its power
8
3.7
Remove a name or item from a list by drawing a line through it
2
6.7
To remove a person or thing from an official list
To take apart a building or structure
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
4.7
Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
- Informal
To criticize or take advantage of someone when they are weak
Phrasal Verbs
22
3.8
To start a conversation, friendship, or activity with someone in a quick informal way
Compounds
14
3.2
A sudden flash of electricity from the sky that hits something or a sudden strong idea
- Specialized
11
4.4
Area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders where a pitch must pass to be called a strike
- NSFW
4
8.6
A surprise attack with nuclear weapons to destroy an enemy's ability to fight back
- Specialized
3
5.0
An attack launched early to stop a threat that is about to happen, for example in war or computer attacks
3
4.7
A person who plans and speaks for workers who stop work for better pay or conditions
- Jargon
A stoppage of work by workers to make managers follow safety and other workplace rules
- Formal
A military action to stop an expected attack by an enemy before it happens
- Specialized
A break in the ground where two rock blocks move past each other horizontally
How Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strike in the sense 'to take down or remove' links back to strīcan, which could mean to move across or remove, as in 'strike the tent'. So to strike a set or strike a tent is to take it down.