DICTOMETER

HUELGA (Spanish for "strike")

(strike, streik)

1. Synonyms:
   • Strike
   • Work stoppage
   Definitions:
   • a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
   Examples:
   • The strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
   Examples:
   • The strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Rap
   • Strike
   • Tap
   Definitions:
   • a gentle blow
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Strike
   • Ten-strike
   Definitions:
   • a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
   Examples:
   • He finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • (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
   Examples:
   • This pitcher throws more strikes than balls
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Hit
   • Smash
   • Smasher
   • Strike
   • Bang
   Definitions:
   • a conspicuous success
   Examples:
   • That song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career
   • That new Broadway show is a real smasher
   • The party went with a bang
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
   Examples:
   • The teacher struck the child
   • The opponent refused to strike
   • The boxer struck the attacker dead
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Affect
   • Impress
   • Move
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
   Examples:
   • This child impressed me as unusually mature
   • This behavior struck me as odd
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Hit
   • Strike
   • Impinge on
   • Run into
   • Collide with
   Definitions:
   • hit against
   • come into sudden contact with
   Examples:
   • The car hit a tree
   • He struck the table with his elbow
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Strike
   • Hit
   Definitions:
   • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
   Examples:
   • The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
   • We must strike the enemy's oil fields
   • In the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • indicate (a certain time) by striking
   Examples:
   • The clock struck midnight
   • Just when I entered, the clock struck
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Hit
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
   Examples:
   • We were hit by really bad weather
   • He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
   • The earthquake struck at midnight
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Strike
   • Walk out
   Definitions:
   • stop work in order to press demands
   Examples:
   • The auto workers are striking for higher wages
   • The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Fall
   • Shine
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
   Examples:
   • Light fell on her face
   • The sun shone on the fields
   • The light struck the golden necklace
   • A strange sound struck my ears
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Come to
   • Strike
   Definitions:
   • attain
   Examples:
   • The horse finally struck a pace
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Strike
    • Hit
    Definitions:
    • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
    Examples:
    • The pianist strikes a middle C
    • Strike `z' on the keyboard
    • Her comments struck a sour note
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Strike
    Definitions:
    • cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
    Examples:
    • Strike an arc
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Fall upon
    • Strike
    • Come upon
    • Light upon
    • Chance upon
    • Come across
    • Chance on
    • Happen upon
    • Attain
    • Discover
    Definitions:
    • find unexpectedly
    Examples:
    • The archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
    • She struck a goldmine
    • The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Strike
    Definitions:
    • produce by ignition or a blow
    Examples:
    • Strike fire from the flintstone
    • Strike a match
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Strike
    • Scratch
    • Expunge
    • Excise
    Definitions:
    • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    Examples:
    • Please strike this remark from the record
    • Scratch that remark
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Hit
    • Strike
    • Come to
    Definitions:
    • cause to experience suddenly
    Examples:
    • Panic struck me
    • An interesting idea hit her
    • A thought came to me
    • The thought struck terror in our minds
    • They were struck with fear
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Hit
    • Strike
    Definitions:
    • drive something violently into a location
    Examples:
    • He hit his fist on the table
    • She struck her head on the low ceiling
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Assume
    • Take
    • Strike
    • Take up
    Definitions:
    • occupy or take on
    Examples:
    • He assumes the lotus position
    • She took her seat on the stage
    • We took our seats in the orchestra
    • She took up her position behind the tree
    • Strike a pose
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Mint
    • Coin
    • Strike
    Definitions:
    • form by stamping, punching, or printing
    Examples:
    • Strike coins
    • Strike a medal
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Strickle
    • Strike
    Definitions:
    • smooth with a strickle
    Examples:
    • Strickle the grain in the measure
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Strike
    Definitions:
    • pierce with force
    Examples:
    • The bullet struck her thigh
    • The icy wind struck through our coats
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Strike
    Definitions:
    • arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    Examples:
    • Strike a balance
    • Strike a bargain