Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent.
Thesaurus
The thesaurus of synonyms and related words is fully integrated into the dictionary entries. Click on the T button in an entry to review the synonyms and related words for that meaning.
more
/straɪk/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | strike |
| he/she/it | strikes |
| present participle | striking |
| past tense | struck |
| past participle | struck |
One of the bullets struck her forearm.
The boat struck the bottom.
The ball struck her hard on the left shoulder.
She's in hospital with head injuries after being struck by a car.
He fled empty-handed after striking a security guard on the head.
'Idiot!' cried Simmons, striking his forehead with the palm of his hand.
She had been struck a blow on the back of the head.
Police say they fear the man could strike again.
The thief struck sometime between 8.30 am and 6 pm.
We will use these air bases to strike against the northern territories.
Anderson struck twice in three minutes in the first half.
Henry struck the winning goal seconds before the end of the match.
striking factory workers
The right to strike was then established in the constitution.
Pilots were striking for a 6% salary increase.
Car workers were threatening to strike over the job losses.
Accidents can strike at any time.
Three earthquakes struck Peru on April 5th and 6th.
That same year, tragedy struck the family again.
Disaster struck within minutes of take-off.
It was then that the thought struck her.
He stopped speaking, struck by a sudden thought.
The first thing that struck me about Alex was his amazing self-confidence.
It struck her that this was not perhaps the best time to bring up the subject.
It struck us how ill he was looking these days.
The order was given to strike camp at dawn.
They were waiting for the director's order to strike the set.
This is the British English definition of strike. View American English definition of strike.
Change your default dictionary and thesaurus to American English.
|
|
a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
BuzzWord ArticleMore BuzzWords
BuzzWord archiveOpen Dictionary
… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders
add a wordBlog
A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.
global English and language change from our blog
|
|
