to strike

To smooth and level loose material with a straight edge

To level a floor or concrete with a long straight tool so it is flat

Refusing to work to protest, usually by a group of workers

Make people feel a strong connection when it seems familiar

To seriously damage an idea or reputation

Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends

To make a flame with a match or lighter

To take action that supports justice

To criticize or take advantage of someone when they are weak

Declare a law or rule no longer valid

To fight back after someone attacks or hurts you

In baseball, cause a batter to be out after they miss three pitches

Stop working as a group to protest for better pay or conditions

To start a conversation, friendship, or activity with someone in a quick informal way

To agree with someone after talking about the details

Fail to succeed in an attempt to do something

Start talking to someone you do not know well

Begin to do something new on your own

Remove a name or item from a list by drawing a line through it

Cause someone to fall, become sick, or die suddenly

Move suddenly toward someone to try to hit or kick them

To start playing a song, usually by a band or group

Hit someone or something very hard

Have a strong effect that makes someone suddenly understand

To make someone unable to speak because they are very surprised or shocked

To remove a person or thing from an official list

To stop work together to ask the employer for higher pay

To find a useful clue that helps an investigation

To get unexpected good luck

To make a small spark by hitting a piece of flint to start a fire

To stop doing a job to protest for better pay or conditions

Take down a tent when leaving or ending an event

To refuse to eat as a way to protest or demand change

A sudden flash of electricity from the sky that hits something or a sudden strong idea

Area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders where a pitch must pass to be called a strike

A military attack aimed at one target to avoid damage nearby

A surprise attack with nuclear weapons to destroy an enemy's ability to fight back

A surprise attack carried out to stop an enemy from attacking first

An attack launched early to stop a threat that is about to happen, for example in war or computer attacks

Workers stay at their workplace and refuse to work until demands are met

A person who plans and speaks for workers who stop work for better pay or conditions

A strike by workers not approved by their union

A bowler knocks down all ten pins with the first ball in a frame

Money a union gives members during a strike to help with living costs

A stoppage of work by workers to make managers follow safety and other workplace rules

A military action to stop an expected attack by an enemy before it happens

Workers stop work to support other workers who are not working

Workers stop work to support other workers on strike

A break in the ground where two rock blocks move past each other horizontally