Verb
1. hit against; come into sudden contact with;
"The car hit a tree""He struck the table with his elbow"2. 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"3. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
"This child impressed me as unusually mature""This behavior struck me as odd"4. 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"5. indicate (a certain time) by striking;
"The clock struck midnight""Just when I entered, the clock struck"6. 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"7. 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"8. 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"9. attain;
"The horse finally struck a pace"10. 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"11. cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp;
"strike an arc"12. find unexpectedly;
"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb""she struck a goldmine""The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"13. produce by ignition or a blow;
"strike fire from the flintstone""strike a match"14. remove by erasing or crossing out;
"Please strike this remark from the record"15. 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"16. drive something violently into a location;
"he hit his fist on the table""she struck her head on the low ceiling"17. 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"18. form by stamping, punching, or printing;
"strike coins""strike a medal"19. smooth with a strickle;
"strickle the grain in the measure"20. pierce with force;
"The bullet struck her thigh""The icy wind struck through our coats"21. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;
"strike a balance""strike a bargain"