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/straɪk/ 
| singular | strike |
| plural | strikes |
- 1a period of time during which people refuse to work, as a protest about pay or conditions of workstrike by:
A strike by transport workers was launched on August 12th.
strike over:a 15-day strike over pay and poor safety conditions
be (out) on strike:Workers have been out on strike since Friday.
call a strike (=ask people to start it):The two main unions had called the strike.
a miners’/teachers’ strike:schools closed by a teachers’ strike
a train/tube/dock strike:A dock strike has crippled the port.
strike in protest at:The strikes are in protest at the planned introduction of performance-related pay.
See also
hunger strike - 2a military attack, especially one in which planes drop bombs on an areastrike against:
the danger of an imminent military strike against the United States
strike on:Cluster bombs were used in the strike on the airfield.
launch a strike (on/against someone/something):Bush warned that America would launch strikes against them if the war spread.
See also first strike
phrase
one strike/two strikes/three strikes against someone/something
mainly American informal
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