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synonym (synonym of strike)

  • (noun.act)
    work stoppage
    a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    rap, tap
    a gentle blow (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.act)
    ten-strike
    a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    bang, hit, smash, smasher
    a conspicuous success (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    affect, impress, move
    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    collide with, hit, impinge on, run into
    hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    hit
    make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.social)
    walk out
    stop work in order to press demands (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    fall, shine
    touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.social)
    come to
    attain (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon
    find unexpectedly (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    excise, expunge, scratch
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    come to, hit
    cause to experience suddenly (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    assume, take, take up
    occupy or take on (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    coin, mint
    form by stamping, punching, or printing (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    strickle
    smooth with a strickle (verb.contact)
     

antonym (antonym of strike)

  • (verb.contact)
    miss
    fail to reach (verb.contact)
     

also (also)

  • deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)
    cut down, drop, fell, strike down
    cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (strike IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (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 (noun.act)
    delivery, pitch
    (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter (noun.act)
     
  • a conspicuous success (noun.act)
    success
    an attainment that is successful (noun.act)
     
  • a gentle blow (noun.event)
    blow, bump
    an impact (as from a collision) (noun.event)
     
  • a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions (noun.act)
    job action
    a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands (noun.act)
     
  • a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball (noun.act)
    score
    the act of scoring in a game or sport (noun.act)
     
  • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (verb.contact)
    affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on
    have an effect upon (verb.change)
     
  • an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective (noun.act)
    attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (noun.act)
     
  • arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing (verb.cognition)
    figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • attain (verb.social)
    accomplish, achieve, attain, reach
    to gain with effort (verb.social)
     
  • cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp (verb.change)
    form, shape
    give shape or form to (verb.change)
     
  • drive something violently into a location (verb.motion)
    displace, move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • find unexpectedly (verb.possession)
    find, regain
    come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession)
     
  • form by stamping, punching, or printing (verb.creation)
    create from raw material, create from raw stuff
    make from scratch (verb.creation)
     
  • indicate (a certain time) by striking (verb.communication)
    read, record, register, show
    indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments (verb.communication)
     
  • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb.competition)
    assail, attack
    launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with (verb.competition)
     
  • occupy or take on (verb.motion)
    move
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)
     
  • pierce with force (verb.contact)
    penetrate, perforate
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact)
     
  • produce by ignition or a blow (verb.creation)
    create, make
    make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation)
     
  • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
    touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with (verb.contact)
     
  • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line (verb.contact)
    cancel, delete
    remove or make invisible (verb.contact)
     
  • smooth with a strickle (verb.contact)
    even, even out, flush, level
    make level or straight (verb.contact)
     
  • stop work in order to press demands (verb.social)
    dissent, protest, resist
    express opposition through action or words (verb.social)
     
  • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly (verb.stative)
    come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
    come to pass (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF strike relation)

  • a conspicuous success (noun.act)
    blockbuster, megahit, smash hit
    an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    sleeper
    an unexpected hit (noun.act)
     
  • a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions (noun.act)
    sit-down, sit-down strike
    a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    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 (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    walkout
    a strike in which the workers walk out (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    wildcat strike
    a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union (noun.act)
     
  • an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective (noun.act)
    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 more.. 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 (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    surgical strike
    an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    preventive attack, preventive strike
    a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces (noun.act)
     
  • deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)
    jab
    strike or punch with quick and short blows (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    dab, pat
    hit lightly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bunt, butt
    to strike, thrust or shove against (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    knock, strike hard
    deliver a sharp blow or push : (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down
    cause to come or go down (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    spur
    strike with a spur (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    beak, peck, pick
    hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    tap, tip
    strike lightly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    hew
    strike with an axe; cut down, strike (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    sideswipe
    strike from the side (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    lash, whip
    strike as if by whipping (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    beat
    hit repeatedly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    sclaff
    strike (the ground) in making a sclaff (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    clout
    strike hard, especially with the fist (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    knap, rap
    strike sharply (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    slap
    hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    batter, buffet, knock about
    strike against forcefully (verb.contact)
     
  • drive something violently into a location (verb.motion)
    smash
    hit violently (verb.motion)
     
  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
    infect
    affect in a contagious way (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    surprise
    cause to be surprised (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    impress, ingrain, instill
    produce or try to produce a vivid impression of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    awaken
    make aware (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    engrave
    impress or affect deeply (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    strike dumb
    render speechless, as by surprising or shocking (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    zap
    strike suddenly and with force (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    jar
    affect in a disagreeable way (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    hit home, strike a chord, strike a note, strike home
    refer to or be relevant or familiar to (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    smite
    affect suddenly with deep feeling (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    cloud
    make gloomy or depressed (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    pierce
    move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    impress
    impress positively (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    sweep away, sweep off
    overwhelm emotionally (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    disturb, trouble, upset
    move deeply (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    stir, touch
    affect emotionally (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    move
    arouse sympathy or compassion in (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    sadden
    make unhappy (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    alienate
    make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated (verb.emotion)
     
  • hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb.contact)
    stub
    strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    ping
    hit with a pinging noise (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bang, spang
    leap, jerk, bang (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    rear-end
    collide with the rear end of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    broadside
    collide with the broad side of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    connect
    land on or hit solidly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    spat
    strike with a sound like that of falling rain (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    thud
    strike with a dull sound (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bottom
    strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bottom out
    hit the ground (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bump, knock
    knock against with force or violence (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bump into, butt against, jar against, knock against, run into
    collide violently with an obstacle (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    clash, collide
    crash together with violent impact (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    glance
    hit at an angle (verb.motion)
     
  • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb.competition)
    slice
    hit a ball so that it causes a backspin (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    chop
    hit sharply (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    stroke
    strike a ball with a smooth blow (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    retaliate, strike back
    make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil (verb.competition)
     

entail (entailment relations of strike)

  • smooth with a strickle (verb.contact)
    smooth, smoothen
    make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing (verb.contact)
     

cause (cause to relations of strike)

  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
    experience, feel
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind (verb.emotion)
     

verb group (strike is verb group of ....)

  • cause to experience suddenly (verb.perception)
    affect, impress, move, strike
    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
     
  • cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp (verb.change)
    strike
    produce by ignition or a blow (verb.creation)
     
  • deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)
    collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
    hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb.contact)
     
  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
    actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel
    give an incentive for action (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    come to, hit, strike
    cause to experience suddenly (verb.perception)
     
  • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb.competition)
    hit, pip, shoot
    hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    hit, strike
    affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (verb.contact)
     
  • occupy or take on (verb.motion)
    fill, occupy, take
    assume, as of positions or roles (verb.social)
     

derivation (.... is derived from 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 (noun.act)
    hit, strike, hit, strike
    make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb.competition)
     
  • a gentle blow (noun.event)
    collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
    hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    tap, tip
    strike lightly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    knap, rap
    strike sharply (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    knock, pink, rap, tap
    make light, repeated taps on a surface (verb.perception)
     
  • a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions (noun.act)
    strike, walk out
    stop work in order to press demands (verb.social)
     
  • find unexpectedly (verb.possession)
    discovery, find, uncovering
    the act of discovering something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    discovery
    something that is discovered (noun.communication)
     
  • form by stamping, punching, or printing (verb.creation)
    mintage
    act or process of minting coins (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    mint
    a plant where money is coined by authority of the government (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.person)
    coiner, minter, moneyer
    a skilled worker who coins or stamps money (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    coiner
    a maker of counterfeit coins (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    coin
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money (noun.possession)
     
  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
    affect
    the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)
     
  • (adj.all)
    impressive, telling
    producing a strong effect (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    affectional, affective, emotive
    characterized by emotion (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    impressive
    making a strong or vivid impression (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    impressible, impressionable, waxy
    easily impressed or influenced (adj.all)
     
  • hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb.contact)
    hit, hitting, striking
    the act of contacting one thing with another (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    striker
    the part of a mechanical device that strikes something (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.event)
    collision, hit
    (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    contact, impinging, striking
    the physical coming together of two or more things (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    rap, strike, tap
    a gentle blow (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.person)
    hitter, striker
    someone who hits (noun.person)
     
  • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line (verb.contact)
    erasure, expunction, expunging
    deletion by an act of expunging or erasing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    cut, deletion, excision
    the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage (noun.communication)
     
  • stop work in order to press demands (verb.social)
    strike, work stoppage
    a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    walkout
    a strike in which the workers walk out (noun.act)
     
synonym antonym also hypernym hyponym entail cause work stoppage rap ten-strike bang affect impress miss cut down drop fell strike down success delivery score attack job action blockbuster megahit sleeper first strike surgical strike preventive attack smooth smoothen experience feel
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