strike — strike1 [ straık ] (past tense and past participle struck [ strʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 hit against ▸ 2 hit with hand, etc. ▸ 3 make violent attack ▸ 4 protest by not working ▸ 5 affect someone/something suddenly ▸ 6 when you think something ▸ 7 press … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strike */*/*/ — I UK [straɪk] / US verb Word forms strike : present tense I/you/we/they strike he/she/it strikes present participle striking past tense struck UK [strʌk] / US past participle struck 1) [intransitive/transitive] formal to hit against, or to crash… … English dictionary
Strike zone — In baseball, the strike zone is a conceptual three dimensional right angle pentagonal over home plate which defines the boundaries through which a pitch must pass in order to count as a strike when the batter does not swing. Other uses of strike… … Wikipedia
Strike (attack) — A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent. There a many different varieties of strikes. An attack with… … Wikipedia
strike*/*/ — [straɪk] (past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ) verb I 1) [T] formal to hit against someone or something The car struck a tree.[/ex] The ball struck her hard on the left shoulder.[/ex] About 50 worshippers were inside the church when it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Shoulder-of-mutton sail — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
UK miners' strike (1984–1985) — A picket taking place in South Yorkshire. The UK miners strike was a major industrial action affecting the British coal industry. It was a defining moment in British industrial relations, and its defeat significantly weakened the British trades… … Wikipedia
Punch (strike) — articleissues article=y refimprove=September 2007 citationstyle=September 2007infobox martial art term name = Punch pic = Jab punch.jpeg picc jab. kanji = 突き hiragana = つき revhep = tsuki kunrei = tukiIn the context of unarmed combat or melee, a… … Wikipedia
N-Strike — Nerf N Strike Type Toy gun Company Hasbro Country United States … Wikipedia
Disney animators' strike — The Disney animators strike was a labor strike by the animators of Walt Disney Studios in 1941. Contents 1 History 2 Aftermath and notable departures 3 References 4 External links … Wikipedia
