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strike

strike

22 3.1
All ten pins knocked down with the first ball
  • noun
  • /straɪk/
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  • She celebrated her strike with a high five after hitting all the pins.

Examples

  • We went bowling and I made four strikes!

  • Yeah, it's a bowling term for when you get three strikes in a row.

  • Did Johnson even throw a strike the whole time?

    Blog text (3)
  • A strike is better than a spare, right?

  • My first weekend at the University of Alabama, I bowled one strike away from a perfect game, I think.

    Blog text (27)
  • I WAS GETTING STRIKE AFTER STRIKE, KNOCKING DOWN ALL THE PINS.

  • When I bowled last night, I was thrilled to get a strike on my first try.

  • In bowling, a strike occurs when all ten pins are knocked down with one ball.

Synonyms

ten-strike
vsstrike
  • Jargon
1 7.9

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

is the action itself rather than the resulting score

Idioms

66 3.3

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

Compounds

29 3.2

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

strike zone
  • 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

A military attack aimed at one target to avoid damage nearby

4 8.6

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

first strike
  • Specialized
3 5.0

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

ten-strike
  • Jargon
1 7.9

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

strike pay
  • Jargon
1 6.7

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

8.0

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

7.2

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

7.0

Workers stop work to support other workers on strike

strike-slip fault
  • Specialized
7.4

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

Surface Forms

strike singular
strikes plural

Etymology

Strike in bowling is very literal: it comes from the basic meaning of a hit, so a strike is when one ball hits and knocks down all the pins at once.