to deliver (a blow or stroke) to (a person)

to come or cause to come into sudden or violent contact (with)

to make an attack on

to produce (fire, sparks, etc) or (of fire, sparks, etc) to be produced by ignition

to cause (a match) to light by friction or (of a match) to be lighted

to press (the key of a piano, organ, etc) or to sound (a specific note) in this ora similar way

to indicate (a specific time) by the sound of a hammer striking a bell or by any other percussive sound

(of a venomous snake) to cause injury by biting

to affect or cause to affect deeply, suddenly, or radically, as if by dealing a blow

to render incapable or nearly so

to enter the mind of

to render

to be perceived by; catch

to arrive at or come upon (something), esp suddenly or unexpectedly

to set (out) or proceed, esp upon a new course

to afflict with a disease, esp unexpectedly

to discover or come upon a source of (ore, petroleum, etc)

(of a plant) to produce or send down (a root or roots)

to take apart or pack up; break (esp in the phrase strike camp)

to take down or dismantle (a stage set, formwork, etc)

to attack (an objective) with the intention of causing damage to, seizing, or destroying it

to impale the hook in the mouth of (a fish) by suddenly tightening or jerking the line after the bait or fly has been taken

to form or impress (a coin, metal, etc) by or as if by stamping

to level (a surface) by use of a flat board

to assume or take up (an attitude, posture, etc)

(of workers in a factory, etc) to cease work collectively as a protest against working conditions, low pay, etc

to reach by agreement

to form (a jury, esp a special jury) by cancelling certain names among those nominated for jury service until only the requisite number remains

to make (a certain number of strokes) per minute

to make a stroke or kick in swimming

(in Malaysia) to win (a lottery or raffle)

an act or instance of striking

a cessation of work by workers in a factory, industry, etc, as a protest against working conditionsor low pay

a military attack, esp an air attack on a surface target

a pitched ball judged good but missed or not swung at, three of which cause a batter to be out

a sound made by striking

the mechanism that makes a clock strike

the discovery of a source of ore, petroleum, etc

the horizontal direction of a fault, rock stratum, etc, which is perpendicular to the direction of the dip

the act or an instance of striking

the number of coins or medals made at one time

an unexpected or complete success, esp one that brings financial gain