STRIKES
(noun, verb)Definitions
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Strikes - as a noun
A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
Example: "The strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"
An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
Example: "The strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
Example: "He finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
(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
Example: "This pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
Strikes - as a verb
Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
Example: "The teacher struck the child"
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Example: "This child impressed me as unusually mature"
Hit against; come into sudden contact with
Example: "The car hit a tree"
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Example: "The germans struck poland on sept. 1, 1939"
Indicate (a certain time) by striking
Example: "The clock struck midnight"
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Example: "We were hit by really bad weather"
Stop work in order to press demands
Example: "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"
Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Example: "Light fell on her face"
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
Example: "The pianist strikes a middle c"
Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
Example: "Strike an arc"
Find unexpectedly
Example: "The archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"
Produce by ignition or a blow
Example: "Strike fire from the flintstone"
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Example: "Please strike this remark from the record"
Drive something violently into a location
Example: "He hit his fist on the table"
Disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
Example: "After the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up"
Smooth with a strickle
Example: "Strickle the grain in the measure"
Pierce with force
Example: "The bullet struck her thigh"
Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
Example: "Strike a balance"
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Word Game Points
STRIKES has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
STRIKES has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
STRIKES has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.