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Definisjon av strike

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Noun
strike - 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"
work stoppage
job action a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands
sit-down, sit-down strike a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
sympathetic strike, sympathy strike a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer
walkout the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"
strike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
onrush, onset, onslaught, attack a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"
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
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"
delivery, pitch the act of delivering a child
strike - a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
ten-strike
strike - a gentle blow
rap, tap
bump, blow a lump on the body caused by a blow
strike - 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"
hit, smash, smasher, bang
success an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
megahit, smash hit, blockbuster an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

Verb
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"
touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
fell, strike down, cut down, drop cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
jab poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
dab, pat hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
bunt, butt hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
collide with, impinge on, run into, hit, strike collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
strike hard, knock find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
push down, pull down, knock down, cut down, down intercept (a player)
spur goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
beak, peck, pick eat by pecking at, like a bird
tip, tap remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"
hew strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"
sideswipe strike from the side
lash, whip bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"
beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
sclaff strike (the ground) in making a sclaff
clout strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker"
knap, rap talk volubly
chop hit sharply
slap hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
sclaff strike (the ground) in making a sclaff
buffet, knock about, batter strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"
strike - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
hit
pip, hit, shoot pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
assail, attack attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
slice hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
chop hit sharply
stroke treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
strike back, retaliate make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
hit, strike pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
strike - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
scratch, expunge, excise
delete, cancel remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"
strike - 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"
walk out
dissent, protest, resist withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"
strike - cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
shape, form give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
strike - produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"
create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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"
figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
strike - indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
record, register, read, show register electronically; "They recorded her singing"
strike - 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"
hit
touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
strike - pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"
perforate, penetrate come to understand
strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
affect, impress, move
come to, hit, strike return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
experience, feel go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
infect contaminate with a disease or microorganism
surprise cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
ingrain, instill, impress thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
awaken cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
motivate, actuate, propel, incite, prompt, move give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
engrave carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"
strike dumb render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement"
zap kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"
jar place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"
hit home, strike a note, strike home, strike a chord refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!"
smite inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
cloud make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
impress dye (fabric) before it is spun
sweep off, sweep away overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away"
disturb, trouble, upset damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
stir, touch mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
sadden make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"
alienate make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"
strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
hit, impinge on, run into, collide with
miss fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
stub strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
ping send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"
spang, bang leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"
rear-end collide with the rear end of; "The car rear-ended me"
broadside collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
connect join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
spat spawn; "oysters spat"
thud strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
bottom strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
bottom out hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"
bump, knock knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
bump into, jar against, knock against, butt against, run into collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
clash, collide disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"
glance hit at an angle
strike - form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
mint, coin
create from raw material, create from raw stuff make from scratch
strike - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
fall upon, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
regain, find come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
strike - drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
hit
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
smash break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
strike - 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"
assume, take, take up
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
occupy, fill, take live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
strike - smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure"
strickle
smooth, smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
even, even out, level, flush make even or more even
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"
hit
hit, strike pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, affect, touch press or wedge together; pack together
strike - attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"
come to
achieve, accomplish, attain, reach to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
strike - 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"
hit, come to
affect, impress, move, strike act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
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"
fall, shine
come about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
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Substantiv
strike - A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
strike - The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
strike - A work stoppage or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity as a form of protest.
strike - A blow or application of physical force against something.
strike - In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
strike - An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
strike - The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
strike - The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
strike - The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.
strike - An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc. , scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
strike - Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.
strike - An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
strike - A puddler's stirrer.
strike - The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.

Verb
strike - To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
strike - To hit.
strike - To carry out a violent or illegal action.
strike - To occur suddenly.
strike - To stop working to achieve better working conditions.
strike - To impress, seem or appear to.
strike - To manufacture, as by stamping.
strike - To take down, especially in the following contexts.
strike - To haul down or lower.
strike - To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
strike - The frigate has struck, sir! We've beaten them, the lily-livers!
strike - To dismantle and take away a theater set; a tent; etc..
strike - Of a clock, to announce an hour of the day, usually by one or more sounds.
strike - To score a goal.

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  • strike
    In bowling, the act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
  • strike
    A collective stopping of work.
  • strike
    An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
  • strike
    To collectively stop working.
  • strike
    To hit or come into contact against something.
  • strike
    To deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.
  • strike
    To have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
  • strike
    To make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
  • strike
    To touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.
  • strike
    To affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (e.g. of bad weather or illness).

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) strike
  • Presens: strike / strikes
  • Preteritum: struck
  • Perfektum: (have) struck

Substantiv

  • Entall: strike
  • Flertall: strikes

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