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strike

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstraɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/straɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strīk)

Inflections of 'strike' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

strikes: v 3rd person singular

striking: v pres p

struck: v past

struck: v past p

stricken: v past p (Mainly used for figurative senses relating to emotions, afflictions, etc.)

Collocations for "strike"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "strike" in context.

strike

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

the [car, ship] struck a [rock, tree, person]
strike him in the [face, jaw, nose]
was struck in the [face] (by)
her head struck the [edge, corner, table, windshield]
struck him a (heavy) blow to the (back of the) head
strike a blow to [terrorism, freedom, capitalism]
strike a blow for [freedom, justice]
strike a balance [with, between]
the [light, headlight, beam, sunlight] struck my eyes
what strikes me most is
strikes me as [odd, unfair] (that)
was struck by his [audacity, forwardness, actions]
was struck by the [size, amount, cost, numbers]
suddenly it struck me
struck by [lightning, 10,000 volts]
struck him [dumb, dead]
strike where it hurts
strike while the iron is hot
struck at [dawn, night]
strike out [his name, the idea]
strike it off the list
strike down the [idea, thought, notion, proposal]
strike down your [enemy, opponent]
may God strike me down (if)
[the workers, all 500 employees, teachers] are striking
strike for [better wages, benefits, shorter work days]
striking and [protesting, demanding]
strike a deal (with)
strike a pose (for the camera)
struck a chord (with)
struck up a conversation (with)
strike out against the [enemy, government]
strike back against the [enemy]
strike out into the [wilderness, mountains, forest]
strike out the batter
the [player, batter] struck out
strike [gold, oil]
strike it rich
struck it lucky (with)

[an air, a land, a sea, a nuclear, a military] strike (against)
a counter-strike (against)
launched a strike [on, against]
a [teachers', students', miners', workers'] strike
a [garbage, sit-down, post, hunger, 24-hour] strike
the workers [went on, proposed, threatened] a strike
the strike will end on [Monday]
three strikes and you're out
you only get three strikes
that is your [third] strike
the [first, second, third] strike
the bowler threw [two, five] strikes
a strike in the [face, stomach]
threw a strike at [him, his face]

n as adj

strike [workers, action, force]

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'strike' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

block - bowl - counter - lead - pitch - stage - threaten - eight - blow - conversation - deal - force - iron - lightning - worker - trigger - pay - match - desert - flint - hunger - union - chime - pose - ballot - sympathy - induce - gut - underground - saber

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Collocations for "strike"

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