Strike

What do we mean by strike?

To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement. intransitive verb

To inflict (a blow). intransitive verb

To penetrate or pierce. intransitive verb

To collide with or crash into. intransitive verb

To cause to come into violent or forceful contact. intransitive verb

To thrust (a weapon, for example) in or into someone or something. intransitive verb

To damage or destroy, as by forceful contact. intransitive verb

To make a military attack on; assault. intransitive verb

To afflict suddenly, as with a disease or impairment. intransitive verb

To cause to become suddenly in a certain way. intransitive verb

To snap at or seize (a bait). intransitive verb

To hook (a fish that has taken the bait) by a pull on the line. intransitive verb

To wound by biting. Used especially of a snake. intransitive verb

To form by stamping, printing, or punching. intransitive verb

To produce or play by manipulating strings or keys. intransitive verb

To indicate by a percussive or chiming sound. intransitive verb

To produce as if by playing a musical instrument. intransitive verb

A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.

The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.

A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

A blow or application of physical force against something.

In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.

An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.

The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.

The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.

The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.

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.

Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.

An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.

(ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.

The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.

The discovery of a source of something.

The strike plate of a door.

Words that are spelled similarly to strike:
strike, strive, strife, stroke, stride, stripe, shrike, trike, stike, strake, striae, strine, strite, skrike, strikle, scrike, strie, strik, strile.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word strike:
strikes, wages, hunger, protest, wage, striking, carrier, blow, fighter, demanding, lasted, capability, demands, labor, dispute, missile, balance, struck, eagle, coins, coal, squadron, union, missions, aircraft, negotiations.

Words that rhyme with strike:
like, spike, bike, pike, psych, hike, alike, dike, dyke, mike, unlike, shrike, dislike, trike, tyke, turnpike, reich, stike, klondike, childlike, ike, warlike, tike, lookalike, dreamlike, lifelike, hitchhike, businesslike, motorbike, ladylike, look like, vandyke, workmanlike, glike, fanlike, doglike, moonlike, feel like, apelike, catlike, grike, brike, skrike, birdlike, airstrike, fyke, starlike, ghostlike, eyelike, fike, rike, snakelike, dyck, homelike, updike, knifelike, pyke, gleich, safety bike, winglike, netlike, swordlike, wike, mountain bike, the like, wormlike, third reich, hornlike, eellike, leaflike, psych-, fernlike, wyke, plantlike, unsportsmanlike, beaklike, platelike, sharklike, statesmanlike, needlelike, berrylike, northern pike, grasslike, eich, teich, very much like, mosslike, lyke, carmike, glasslike, first reich, texas purple spike, saltlike, weich, exercise bike, starchlike, tax hike, streich, bleich, blue pike.

Adjectives that are often used to describe strike:
general, first, great, preemptive, day, second, national, nuclear, long, major, down, big, successful, emptive, sympathetic, third, nationwide, wide, recent, massive, illegal, retaliatory, prolonged, hour, bitter, wildcat, soviet, week, month, famous, serious, lucky, surgical, violent, maritime, unofficial, quick, postal, rich, unsuccessful, revolutionary, impending, indefinite, disastrous, israeli, largest, brief, sudden, longest, protracted, regional, spontaneous, biggest, preventive, peaceful, scale, lengthy, threatened, terrorist, ten, hunger, widespread.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective strike:
slip, capability, breakers, pledge, clause, policy, action, weapons, leaders, force, activity, capabilities, breaking, forces, clauses, capacity, legislation, price, attack, strategy, agreement, faults, weapon, stability, home, benefits, laws, out, hands, law, lights, pay, breaker, pledges, option, funds, provision, threat, outs, committees, agreements, provisions, rule, advantage, count, waves, call, prices, sail, statistics, aircraft, terror, ballots, off, potential, bill, overs, variations, options, reports, missiles, missions, doctrine, posture, tents, proneness, fault, threats, zone, actions, tactics, joints, incentives, votes, deterrent, movements, advantages, reconnaissance, notice, back, defendants, meetings, contract, cuttings, leader, pitch, notices.

Consonant match to strike:
stroke, streak, struck, strake, streek, strick, strook, stroock, strack, straik, streck, strock, strauch, streich, stracke, stroik.

Words that sound like strike:
strike, strik, streich, streik, stroke, struck, streak, strech, strick, streek, strake, strock, strack, strak, strook, streck, stroock, strauch, stracke, straik, strac, strikes, striker, stike, stry, strog, streicher, stri, stryker, sterk, stirk, strig, strei, sturk, striae, oestreich, stq, stick, stack, steak, stock, stretch, straw, stake, stray, stalk, stoke, streaks, ciroc, stree, awestruck, strew, stra, stic, streaker, streiff, stac, streaked, stik, citric, strath, stook, streaky, stak, steck, steek, stok, stech, streit, strewth, stek, stoc, straka, stocke, straker, strecker, awe-struck, stoak, awe struck, stec, skrike, steric, ceroc, stokke, stearic, strawy, serac, sirach, saric, siroc, sirak, sarich, sea wrack, sarac, sorek, steik, strakes, seric, sorak, stacc.