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hit smash smasher / strike bang: a conspicuous success, "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career", "that new Broadway show is a real smasher", "the party went with a bang"
strike: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders, "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
strike ten-strike: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball, "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective, "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
first strike: the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons, considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate, "the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India"
surgical strike: an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target
preventive strike / preventive attack: a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
hunger strike: a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
strike / work stoppage: a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions, "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"
sit-down / sit-down strike: a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
sympathy strike / sympathetic strike: a strike in support of other workers who are on strike, a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer
wildcat strike: a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union
pre-emptive strike: a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you
rap strike / tap: a gentle blow
strike zone: (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike
strike-slip fault: a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
strike leader: someone who leads a strike
strike pay: money paid to strikers from union funds
strike: cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp, "strike an arc"
strike: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing, "strike a balance", "strike a bargain"
strike: indicate (a certain time) by striking, "The clock struck midnight", "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
strike / hit: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target, "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. , ", "We must strike the enemy's oil fields", "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game to "
hit strike: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely, "We were hit by really bad weather", "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager", "The earthquake struck at midnight"
strike hit: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically, "The pianist strikes a middle C", "strike `z' on the keyboard", "her comments struck a sour note"
strike: pierce with force, "The bullet struck her thigh", "The icy wind struck through our coats"
hit strike impinge_on / run_into collide_with: hit against, come into sudden contact with, "The car hit a tree", "He struck the table with his elbow"
strickle / strike a: smooth with a strickle, "strickle the grain in the measure"
strike : deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon, "The teacher struck the child", "the opponent refused to strike", "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
strike scratch expunge / excise: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line, "Please strike this remark from the record", "scratch that remark"
mint / coin / strike: form by stamping, punching, or printing, "strike coins", "strike a medal"
strike: produce by ignition or a blow, "strike fire from the flintstone", "strike a match"
affect / impress move / strike / a aa a: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon, "This child impressed me as unusually mature", "This behavior struck me as odd"
assume / take / strike take_up: occupy or take on, "He assumes the lotus position", "She took her seat on the stage", "We took our seats in the orchestra", "She took up her position behind the tree", "strike a pose"
hit strike: drive something violently into a location, "he hit his fist on the table", "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
hit / strike / come_to: cause to experience suddenly, "Panic struck me", "An interesting idea hit her", "A thought came to me", "The thought struck terror in our minds", "They were struck with fear"
v /a fall_upon d strike / come_upon light_upon / chance_upon / come_across chan: find unexpectedly, "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb", "she struck a goldmine", "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
strike / walk_out: stop work in order to press demands, "The auto workers are striking for higher wages", "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"
come_to / strike: attain, "The horse finally struck a pace"
fall shine / strike: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly, "Light fell on her face", "The sun shone on the fields", "The light struck the golden necklace", "A strange sound struck my ears"
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