to strike
- verb
- /straɪk/
- Jargon
- As soon as she noticed the fish nibbling, she struck with her rod.
Examples
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Create a piece of bait that... sends the fish's instincts into overdrive... forcing him to strike.
Fiction book (1999) -
The red tips of two gave way in my attempt to strike them.
Fiction book (1997) -
When he felt a tug on the line, he quickly struck to hook the fish.
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Before the fish could get away, he struck hard on the fishing line.
Antonyms
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 Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strike in fishing comes from the idea of a sharp, quick movement like a hit on the line, so to strike is to pull suddenly to hook the fish.