Definition von strike im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- a status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught
- To stop working to achieve better working conditions
The workers struck for a week before the new contract went through.
- To impress, seem or appear (to)
Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.
- Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds
The clock struck one.
- a work stoppage
- a blow or application of physical force against something
- To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate
Please strike the last sentence.
- To capitulate: to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours
- An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel
- the act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame
- To score a goal
- To haul down, or lower a mast, a flag or cargo, etc
- the status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at
- the primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen
- In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option
- To dismantle and take away the set; (strike the set)
- To hit
Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose.
- To manufacture, as by stamping
We will strike a medal in your honour.
- If you are struck by something, you think it is very impressive, noticeable, or interesting. She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence What struck me about the firm is how genuinely friendly and informal it is
- 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game5 to 2" produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats" deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record" produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met
- {v} to hit with a blow, dash, stamp, sound, affect, run ashore, lower, let sail or surrender, to lade liquor into cooler
- {n} four pecks, a bushel, a strickle
- If something that is falling or moving strikes something, it hits it. His head struck the bottom when he dived into the 6ft end of the pool One 16-inch shell struck the control tower = hit
- form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
- To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields
- A puddler's stirrer
- The form struck is the past tense and past participle. The form stricken can also be used as the past participle for meanings
- A strike is called if a batter swings at a pitch and misses, or if the pitch simply passes through the strike zone The first 2 foul balls that are not caught count as first and second strike A foul ball that is not caught can never be counted as a third strike
- If you strike someone or something, you deliberately hit them. She took two quick steps forward and struck him across the mouth It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow
- Sometimes called double spare
- find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
- An old measure of four bushels
- To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch
- To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep
- If you strike one thing against another, or if one thing strikes against another, the first thing hits the second thing. Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor My right toe struck against a submerged rock. = bang
- a gentle blow
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
- One of the directional properties of a geologic structure such as a fold or a fault Strike is the horizontal directional taken by an imaginary line drawn on the plane of the formation See dip
- Act of leveling all the pins with the first bowl; also, the score thus made
- To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match
- To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind
- A bushel; four pecks
- the direction, or course or bearing, of a vein or rock formation measured on a level surface
- cause to experience suddenly; "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"
- drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
- smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure"
- The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer
- the action of producing a coin, or, the quality of a coin's detail sharpness
- the direction or bearing of a mineralized vein or rock formation
- To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy
- An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle
- If you strike a deal or a bargain with someone, you come to an agreement with them. They struck a deal with their paper supplier, getting two years of newsprint on credit The two struck a deal in which Rendell took half of what a manager would He insists he has struck no bargains for their release
- If you strike a balance, you do something that is halfway between two extremes. At times like that you have to strike a balance between sleep and homework
- cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept
- When a coin or medal is struck, it is made. Another medal was specially struck for him. see also stricken, striking, hunger strike
- Strikethrough These are Physical Style elements that indicate a sequence of characters that has a horizontal line striking through the middle The HTML 2 specification had STRIKE as a proposed element which did not reach the final specification, but HTML 3 revised the syntax to S The HTML 3 2 recommendation reverted to the earlier syntax, and HTML 4 0 now includes BOTH usages Many browsers support one or the other, or even both
- pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"
- If you are struck dumb or blind, you suddenly become unable to speak or to see. I was struck dumb by this and had to think it over for a moment
- To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate
- hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
- a conspicuous success; "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"
- If something strikes at the heart or root of something, it attacks or conflicts with the basic elements or principles of that thing. a rejection of her core beliefs and values, which strikes at the very heart of her being
- To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint
- To impress, seem or appear
- a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
- To haul down, or lower a mast, a flag or cargo etc
- A *bitmap font of a particular *ppem Strikes can be embedded in TrueType (and *OpenType) fonts to avoid *hinting tricky *glyphs at certain ppem sizes They use the *'EBDT' and *'EBLC' tables (in Windows) or the *'bdat' and 'bloc' tables (in Apple GX) N B Since such bitmap embedding was not part of TrueType's original specification, the bitmaps will not work on older Macintosh systems or Windows 3 1 - the *outline and *hints will be used instead
- The course or bearing of the outcrop of an inclined bed or structure on a level surface It is perpendicular to the direction of the dip
- To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows
- strike a balance
- To find a compromise between two conflicting things
You should try to strike a balance between your social life and work life.
- strike a nerve
- Alternative form of touch a nerve
- strike bowler
- a bowler having the ability to take wickets, though often concedes runs
- strike down
- to cause to suddenly die
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
- strike down
- to invalidate
- strike down
- to knock down
- strike gold
- To be lucky, to win or be successful
- strike gold
- To find gold
- strike it lucky
- To have unexpected good fortune
- strike lucky
- To have unexpected good fortune
- strike out
- To be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out.")
He struck out on a nasty slider.
- strike out
- To be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date
Dave asked the new girl out but he struck out.
- strike out
- To draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document. The text so deleted may be completely obscured, or it may be deliberately left legible with the line through it so that readers can see that it was deliberately deleted
- strike out
- To strongly criticize or defend with words, in particular as a rebuttal to previous criticism
- strike out
- To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head
- strike out
- To retire a batter after three strikes
He struck out Jones with a nasty slider.
- strike partner
- A fellow striker
The striker crossed the ball into the area and found his strike partner Jones, who headed it into the net.
- strike partners
- plural form of strike partner
- strike plate
- A metal plate affixed to a door jamb that holds the door closed when the door bolt is extended into a hole, protecting the jamb against friction from the bolt
- strike rate
- the number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced
- strike rate
- the number of runs scored by a batsman per 100 balls faced; the number of balls bowled by a bowler divided by the number of wickets taken
- strike through
- Partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information
It is useful to strike through an incorrect text, leaving it legible, to demonstrate that it is an incorrect usage.
- strike up
- To start something, usually playing live music
ergative)The bride entered the church just as the Wedding March struck up.
- strike up
- To start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship
He struck up a friendship with Redford that was to last for many years.
- strike while the iron is hot
- To act on an opportunity promptly while favorable conditions exist; to avoid waiting
We should strike while the iron is hot and order some immediately, before they change the offer.
- strike while the iron is hot
- To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped
- strike while the iron is hot
- Take advantage of opportunity
- strike zone
- The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of home plate
That umpire often compresses the strike zone late in the game.
- strike zones
- plural form of strike zone
- strike-slip fault
- A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line
- strike an attitude
- Hold your body in a way that suggests a particular quality or feeling
- strike a cord
- 1-about a positive emotional reaction2- impress
- strike a happy medium
- (deyim) Find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers
1. Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green.
2. Two teaspoons of sugar made the cup of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium.
- strike a pose
- (deyim) Position oneself in a certain posture
- strike it rich
- (deyim) Become rich usually suddenly
- strike my last
- ignore my last
Please ignore my last comment.
- strike price
- The price fixed by the seller of a security after receiving bids in a tender offer
- strike the wrong note
- Say or do something in the wrong way
- strike-slip fault
- (Jeoloji) A fault in which rock strata are displaced mainly in a horizontal direction, parallel to the line of the fault
- stricken
- : removed from a country's naval register, ex. the United States Naval Vessel Register
- stricken
- Past participle of to strike. (deleted, hit)
- stricken
- struck by something
- stricken
- removed or rubbed out
- striking
- of that which makes a strong impression
He looked quite striking in his new suit and tie.
- strikingly
- In a striking way
He entered strikingly, taking over the stage.
- strikingly
- To a remarkable degree or extent
Patterns of evolution in the two families, however, are strikingly different.
- strikingly
- Remarkably, surprisingly
Strikingly, he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.
- stricken
- {a} struck, smitten, hurt, advanced
- striking
- {a} beating, affecting, surprising, fine
- strike price
- The price at which a put or call option can be exercised
- Struck
- stroke
- a strike
- uchi
- stricken
- disabled or incapacitated by something
- stricken
- Stricken is the past participle of some meanings of strike
- stricken
- Whole; entire; said of the hour as marked by the striking of a clock
- stricken
- {f} hit; collide with; attack, assault; afflict with a disease; injure by biting; impress; produce a spark; stamp; eliminate; arrive at; reach; instill; temporarily cease working as a protest; make
- stricken
- (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"
- stricken
- If a person or place is stricken by something such as an unpleasant feeling, an illness, or a natural disaster, they are severely affected by it. a family stricken by genetically inherited cancer Foreign aid workers will not be allowed into the stricken areas. Stricken is also a combining form. He was panic-stricken at the thought he might never play again. drought-stricken areas. very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc
- stricken
- Struck; smitten; wounded; as, the stricken deer
- stricken
- {s} hit, wounded; afflicted, overwhelmed (by disease, disaster, etc.)
- stricken
- See Strike, v
- stricken
- grievously affected especially by disease
- stricken
- put out of action (by illness)
- stricken
- Worn out; far gone; advanced
- stricken
- past participle of to strike, deleted, hit
- strike back
- make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
- strike back
- return a blow or punch
- strike back
- If you strike back, you harm or criticize someone who has harmed or criticized you. Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back Sometimes, Kappy got angry and struck back at him in whatever way she could
- strike down
- declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
- strike down
- cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village"
- strike down
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
- strike down
- cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village
- strike down
- If someone is struck down, especially by an illness, they are killed or severely harmed by it. Frank had been struck down by a massive heart attack
- strike off
- remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
- strike off
- If someone such as a doctor or lawyer is struck off, their name is removed from the official register and they are not allowed to do medical or legal work any more. a company lawyer who had been struck off for dishonest practices He could be struck off the medical register
- strike out
- be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
- strike out
- Out recorded by recording three strikes on the batter
- strike out
- set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"
- strike out
- Usually, getting all three strikes in the tenth frame; also sometimes the same as punch out
- strike out
- If someone strikes out, they fail. The lawyer admitted that he was the firm's second lawyer. The first one had struck out completely. see also strike 19
- strike out
- If you strike out at someone, you hit, attack, or speak angrily to them. He seemed always ready to strike out at anyone and for any cause Frampton struck out blindly, hitting not Waddington, but an elderly man
- strike out
- remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
- strike out
- go out; beat, harm; swim with vigor
- strike out
- cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
- strike out
- be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan
- strike out
- If you strike out, you begin to do something different, often because you want to become more independent. She wanted me to strike out on my own, buy a business. a desire to make changes and to strike out in new directions
- strike out
- put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
- strike out
- To get all three available strike in the tenth frame or, similarly, finish the game from any point with strikes
- strike price
- The fixed price at which the owner of an option can purchase, in the case of a call, or sell, in the case of a put, the underlying security or commodity
- strike up
- begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship
- strike up
- When musicians strike up a piece of music, or when music strikes up, the music begins. And then the orchestra struck up the National Anthem The band struck up, and riders paraded round the ring
- strike up
- When you strike up a conversation or friendship with someone, you begin one. I trailed her into Penney's and struck up a conversation
- strike up
- begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"
- strike up
- start playing; "The musicians struck up a tune"
- strikes
- third-person singular of strike
- strikes
- plural of strike
- striking
- a person or a thing that is striking, attracts a lot of attention by being very unusual or easily noticed
- striking
- {i} act of hitting; refusal to work as a form of protest
- striking
- The process of reheating glass after it has cooled, in order to develop a color or an opacifying agent
- striking
- Someone who is striking is very attractive, in a noticeable way. She was a striking woman with long blonde hair. see also strike
- striking
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
- striking
- Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance
- striking
- The act of hitting an opponent with the arm, hand, elbow, head, foot, leg, or knee
- striking
- {s} arresting, noticeable, tending to draw attention
- striking
- from Strike, v
- striking
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"
- striking
- Something that is striking is very noticeable or unusual. The most striking feature of those statistics is the high proportion of suicides He bears a striking resemblance to Lenin. + strikingly strik·ing·ly In one respect, however, the men really were strikingly similar. a strikingly handsome man
- striking
- the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
- striking
- present participle of strike
- striking
- the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
- strikingly
- In a striking manner}
- strikingly
- in a striking manner; "this was strikingly demonstrated"; "the evidence was strikingly absent"
- strikingly
- in a striking manner; "this was strikingly demonstrated"; "the evidence was strikingly absent
- strikingly
- in a remarkable manner, conspicuously
- struck
- past tense of to strike (hit)
- struck
- of Strike
- struck
- (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck"
- struck
- Struck is the past tense and past participle of strike. the past tense of strike. be struck on sb/sth to think that someone or something is very good
- struck
- past participle of to strike (hit)
- struck
- {s} smitten by, affected by
- struck
- past tense of to strike (delete)