to strike
- verb
- /straɪk/
- During the storm, lightning struck a nearby tree, causing it to splinter.
- strike a blow
- be struck by lightning
The second time lightning struck was with Bridget Graham.
- The second time lightning struck was with Bridget Graham.
- No, you have not been struck by lightning.
- No, God will strike you, you stinky coward.
- And when lightning struck that rod, the leg moved.
- It depends on what's on Netflix because our Apple TV was struck by lightning basically.
- The walls had fallen away, and her feet struck a sudden rubble instead of the smooth floor.
Examples
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He decided to strike the ball with all his might during the final match.
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And when you strike, strike first and strike to cause the most damage as possible.
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Obama was ready to strike and then backed off.
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You're off balance when you strike with your right.
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The student was injured when struck in the face by a foreign object while using a lathe.
Academic text (2015) -
At that moment, the Turkish cavalry struck the Greeks in the right flank.
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And the United States would surely begin striking Pakistan even more aggressively if al Qaeda found haven there.
Academic text (2012) -
The workers planned to strike to demand better wages and working conditions.
Synonyms
To strike someone or something with force
To hit something by accident with a sudden movement
Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist
To hit someone or something with an open hand
To hit someone or something with force and accuracy
To hit someone or something very hard
To fight another person using the fists, often as a sport
To hit someone or something quickly and lightly
Hit something many times, usually with your fists
Hit something or someone while moving, causing a sudden strong crash
Hit the ball so it goes where you want
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
To poke quickly and sharply with a finger, hand, or object
To attack violently, upset someone deeply or criticize them strongly
Hit a person or thing with a heavy blow
To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist
To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick
To hit someone or something with a quick strong blow
To hit someone or something hard with your head
To hit something or someone very hard
To hit someone or something hard
To hit forcefully with the hand or a flat object
To hit someone or something hard with the fist
To hit someone or something again and again with your fists
To hit someone repeatedly and very hard
Hit something suddenly
To hit something very hard with your fist or a bat
To hit someone or something violently, often by running into them
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 Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strike comes from the old English word strīcan, which meant 'to stroke' or move the hand over something and is related to stroke; from that sudden touch it grew to mean a forceful hit. So to strike someone is to hit them.