STRIKE Synonyms
There are 66 hypernyms of the word strike. (close relations)
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hit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense) • the act of contacting one thing with another • a conspicuous success • (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together • a dose of a narcotic drug • a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate • a connection made via the internet to another website verb • cause to move by striking • hit against; come into sudden contact with • deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument • reach a destination, either real or abstract • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely • hit with a missile from a weapon • encounter by chance • cause to experience suddenly • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target • kill intentionally and with premeditation • drive something violently into a location • reach a point in time, or a certain state or level • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments • hit the intended target or goal • pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to | ||||||||
come to | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to experience suddenly • be relevant to • attain • return to consciousness | ||||||||
affect | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion verb • have an effect upon • act physically on; have an effect upon • connect closely and often incriminatingly • make believe with the intent to deceive • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | ||||||||
assume | verbv | |||||||
verb • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • occupy or take on • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • make a pretence of • take up someone's soul into heaven • put clothing on one's body | ||||||||
attain | verbv | |||||||
verb • to gain with effort • reach a point in time, or a certain state or level • find unexpectedly • reach a destination, either real or abstract | ||||||||
coin | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money verb • make up • form by stamping, punching, or printing | ||||||||
discover | verbv | |||||||
verb • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally • make a discovery, make a new finding • find unexpectedly • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • see for the first time; make a discovery • identify as in botany or biology, for example | ||||||||
excise | verbv | |||||||
noun • a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • levy an excise tax on • remove by cutting | ||||||||
expunge | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | ||||||||
fall | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve • the season when the leaves fall from the trees • a sudden drop from an upright position • a downward slope or bend • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance • a movement downward • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) • the time of day immediately following sunset • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity verb • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind • come under, be classified or included • fall from clouds • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin • die, as in battle or in a hunt • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • be captured • occur at a specified time or place • decrease in size, extent, or range • yield to temptation or sin • lose office or power • to be given by assignment or distribution • move in a specified direction • be due • lose one's chastity • to be given by right or inheritance • come into the possession of • fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed • be inherited by • slope downward • lose an upright position suddenly • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position • fall or flow in a certain way • assume a disappointed or sad expression • be cast down • come out; issue • be born, used chiefly of lambs • begin vigorously • go as if by falling • come as if by falling | ||||||||
impress | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of coercing someone into government service verb • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • impress positively • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of • mark or stamp with or as if with pressure • reproduce by printing • take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship • dye (fabric) before it is spun | ||||||||
mint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers • any member of the mint family of plants • the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied • a candy that is flavored with a mint oil • a plant where money is coined by authority of the government adjective satellite • as if new verb • form by stamping, punching, or printing | ||||||||
move | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of deciding to do something • the act of changing your residence or place of business • a change of position that does not entail a change of location • the act of changing location from one place to another • (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game verb • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense • move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion • change residence, affiliation, or place of employment • follow a procedure or take a course • be in a state of action • go or proceed from one point to another • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • give an incentive for action • arouse sympathy or compassion in • dispose of by selling • progress by being changed • live one's life in a specified environment • have a turn; make one's move in a game • propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | ||||||||
rap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a reproach for some lapse or misdeed • a gentle blow • the sound made by a gentle blow • voluble conversation • genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged • the act of hitting vigorously verb • strike sharply • make light, repeated taps on a surface • perform rap music • talk volubly | ||||||||
scratch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off • a depression scratched or carved into a surface • informal terms for money • a competitor who has withdrawn from competition • a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game • dry mash for poultry • a harsh noise made by scraping • poor handwriting • (golf) a handicap of zero strokes • an indication of damage verb • cause friction • cut the surface of; wear away the surface of • scrape or rub as if to relieve itching • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • gather (money or other resources) together over time • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||||||||
seize | verbv | |||||||
verb • take hold of; grab • take or capture by force • take possession of by force, as after an invasion • take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • hook by a pull on the line • affect • capture the attention or imagination of | ||||||||
shine | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light verb • be bright by reflecting or casting light • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light • be shiny, as if wet • be distinguished or eminent • be clear and obvious • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink • throw or flash the light of (a lamp) • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion • make (a surface) shine | ||||||||
smash | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a vigorous blow • a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) • a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head • the act of colliding with something • a conspicuous success adverb • with a loud crash verb • hit with great force • break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over • reduce to bankruptcy • hit violently • humiliate or depress completely • damage or destroy as if by violence • hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke • collide or strike violently and suddenly • overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) • break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow | ||||||||
smasher | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who smashes something • a very attractive or seductive looking woman • a conspicuous success | ||||||||
strickle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an implement for sharpening scythes • a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure • a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand verb • level off with a strickle in a measuring container • smooth with a strickle | ||||||||