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strike

Definition for strike

verb as in hit hard

Strongest matches

beat, collide, crash, drive, force, knock, pummel, punch, smack, touch

Strong matches

bang, bash, bonk, box, buffet, chastise, clash, clobber, clout, conk, cuff, hammer, impel, percuss, plant, pop, pound, punish, slap, slug, sock, swat, thrust, thump, wallop, whop

Weak matches

boff, bump into, run into, smash into

verb as in make an impact

Strongest matches

affect, carry, get, hit, move, reach, touch

Strong matches

impress, influence, inspire, look, register, seem, sway

Weak matches

be plausible, come to mind, dawn on, have semblance, occur to

verb as in find, discover

Strongest matches

arrive at, catch, reach, seize, take

Strong matches

achieve, attain, effect, encounter, uncover, unearth

Weak matches

chance upon, come across, come upon, dig up, happen upon, hit upon, lay bare, light upon, open up, stumble across, turn up

verb as in devastate, affect

Strongest matches

afflict, attack, hit, invade, try

Strong matches

aggress, assail, assault, beset, excruciate, harrow, martyr, rack, smite, storm, torment, torture, wring

Weak matches

deal a blow, fall upon, set upon

verb as in walk out of job in protest

Strongest matches

go on strike, hit the bricks, stage a walkout, walk out

Strong matches

arbitrate, boycott, mediate, negotiate, picket, quit

Weak matches

be on strike, hold out, mutiny, refuse to work, resist, revolt, slow down, tie up

noun as in work stoppage

Strongest matches

sit-down strike, walkout, work stoppage

Strong match

Weak matches

demonstration, picket line, sit-in

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Example Sentences

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Metropolitan Police staff are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay, with a union claiming that civilian workers in the Met are treated as "second-class citizens".

From BBC

He scored 10 goals in all competitions last season, with a memorable strike coming in their quarter-final second-leg win at Real Madrid in the Champions League.

From BBC

Many actors and writers, still recovering from strikes that took place in 2023, are scrambling to find jobs.

From Los Angeles Times

During the summer of 2023, Hollywood weathered the longest strike by Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in the performers union’s history.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if they did, overcrowding means there’s no shelter to be found or even a space for tents; and Israeli strikes have hit safe zones in the past.

From Los Angeles Times

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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