Definition of strike

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• strike is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• strike is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• strike is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of strike

• drive something violently into a location (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. hit
• a conspicuous success (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bang
  2. hit
  3. smash
  4. smasher
• a gentle blow (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. rap
  2. tap
• a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball (noun)

  Examples

  1. he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame

  Synonyms

  1. ten-strike
• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb)

  Examples

  1. We must strike the enemy's oil fields

  Synonyms

  1. hit
• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. hit
• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. fall
  2. shine
• find unexpectedly (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. attain
  2. chance on
  3. chance upon
  4. come across
  5. come upon
  6. discover
  7. fall upon
  8. happen upon
  9. light upon
• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line (verb)

  Examples

  1. Please strike this remark from the record

  Synonyms

  1. excise
  2. expunge
  3. scratch
• cause to experience suddenly (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. come to
  2. hit
• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. affect
  2. impress
  3. move
• form by stamping, punching, or printing (verb)

  Examples

  1. strike coins
  2. strike a medal

  Synonyms

  1. coin
  2. mint
• smooth with a strickle (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. strickle
• a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions (noun)

  Examples

  1. the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled

  Synonyms

  1. work stoppage
• stop work in order to press demands (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. walk out
• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments (verb)

  Examples

  1. The pianist strikes a middle C
  2. strike `z' on the keyboard

  Synonyms

  1. hit
• occupy or take on (verb)

  Examples

  1. strike a pose

  Synonyms

  1. assume
  2. take
  3. take up
• hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. collide with
  2. hit
  3. impinge on
  4. run into
• attain (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. come to
• an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective (noun)

  Examples

  1. the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
• arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing (verb)

  Examples

  1. strike a balance
  2. strike a bargain
• (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 (noun)

  Examples

  1. this pitcher throws more strikes than balls
• cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp (verb)

  Examples

  1. strike an arc
• deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb)

  Examples

  1. the opponent refused to strike
• disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set (verb)

  Examples

  1. after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up
• indicate (a certain time) by striking (verb)
• pierce with force (verb)
• produce by ignition or a blow (verb)

  Examples

  1. strike fire from the flintstone
  2. strike a match

See definition of strike in Merriam Webster