to strike
- verb
- /straɪk/
- Informal
- Can you strike a dramatic pose for the photoshoot?
- strike a pose
- strike an attitude
And, you know, it's you strike a very unique pose and it allows people to project a whole sensibility.
- And, you know, it's you strike a very unique pose and it allows people to project a whole sensibility.
Examples
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Maybe if I strike a pose.
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Strike a pose.
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So can you please just strike that pose, yeah?
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And these poses, you would strike this pose and hold it for a very long amount of time and focus on your breathing.
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Husni ran his hand through his hair and struck the pose of a romantic tenor for his audience.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Guess who I am?" she asked, striking a pose in her leather bomber jacket and aviator goggles.
Fiction book (1998) -
During the performance, the dancer struck various poses that captivated the audience.
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To impress her friends, she decided to strike an elegant pose while taking selfies.
Synonyms
Move into a position or seat
Put on a particular appearance or form
To move into a position or place for duty
To pretend to be more important or clever than you are
Idioms
- Informal
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
To start a conversation, friendship, or activity with someone in a quick informal way
Compounds
A sudden flash of electricity from the sky that hits something or a sudden strong idea
- Specialized
Area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders where a pitch must pass to be called a strike
- NSFW
A surprise attack with nuclear weapons to destroy an enemy's ability to fight back
- Specialized
An attack launched early to stop a threat that is about to happen, for example in war or computer attacks
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 Dramatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strike in 'strike a pose' comes from the idea of taking up a position or posture, like 'setting' yourself in place from the older sense of moving into position. So to strike a pose is to adopt a deliberate stance.