Word

strike, v.
(strikes, striking, struck)
freq. cnt. 78

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

strike

sample sentences

"The teacher struck the child"
"the opponent refused to strike"
"The boxer struck the attacker dead"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

striking striker strike striker

also see

strike down

semantic pointers

hypernym

touch

hyponym

verb group

hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3

affect impress move strike

sample sentences

"This child impressed me as unusually mature"
"This behavior struck me as odd"
"he was dumb-struck by the news"
"her comments struck a sour note"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

impressive impressive impressible

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

affective affect

semantic pointers

hyponym

infect surprise impress, ingrain, instill awaken engrave strike dumb zap jar strike home, hit home, strike a chord, strike a note smite cloud pierce impress sweep away, sweep off disturb, trouble, upset touch, stir move sadden alienate

verb group

prompt, motivate, move, incite, actuate, propel come to, hit, strike

cause

feel, experience

hit against; come into sudden contact with
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

collide with hit impinge on run into strike

sample sentences

"The car hit a tree"
"He struck the table with his elbow"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The car %ss the tree

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The car %ss the tree

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The car %ss the tree

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sam cannot %s Sue
The car %ss the tree

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hitting hit

antonym

miss

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

striker striking strike striker

semantic pointers

hyponym

stub ping spang, bang rear-end broadside connect spat thud bottom bottom out knock, bump run into, bump into, knock against, jar against, butt against clash, collide glance

hypernym

touch

verb group

strike

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2

hit strike

sample sentences

"The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"
"We must strike the enemy's oil fields"
"in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

strike strike

semantic pointers

hypernym

attack, assail

verb group

shoot, hit, pip hit, strike

hyponym

slice chop stroke retaliate, strike back

indicate (a certain time) by striking
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

strike

sample sentences

"The clock struck midnight"
"Just when I entered, the clock struck"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

show, record, read, register

affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4

hit strike

sample sentences

"We were hit by really bad weather"
"He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"
"The earthquake struck at midnight"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The wind storms %s the area with dust and dirt

verb frames

Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

affect, touch, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch on

verb group

strike, hit

stop work in order to press demands
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

strike walk out

sample sentences

"The auto workers are striking for higher wages"
"The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

strike striker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

walkout

semantic pointers

hypernym

protest, resist, dissent

cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

strike

sample sentences

"strike an arc"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

form, shape

verb group

strike

produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

hit strike

sample sentences

"The pianist strikes a middle C"
"strike `z' on the keyboard"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

touch

attain
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

come to strike

sample sentences

"The horse finally struck a pace"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

achieve, reach, attain, accomplish

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

fall shine strike

sample sentences

"Light fell on her face"
"The sun shone on the fields"
"The light struck the golden necklace"
"A strange sound struck my ears"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

happen, occur, take place, go on, pass, come about, hap, pass off, fall out

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

excise expunge scratch strike

sample sentences

"Please strike this remark from the record"
"scratch that remark"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

expunging expunction

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

excision

semantic pointers

hypernym

delete, cancel

produce by ignition or a blow
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

strike

sample sentences

"strike fire from the flintstone"
"strike a match"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

verb group

strike

hypernym

make, create

find unexpectedly
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

attain chance on chance upon come across come upon discover fall upon happen upon light upon strike

sample sentences

"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"
"she struck a goldmine"
"The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discovery discovery

semantic pointers

hypernym

find, regain

arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
<verb.cognition>

strike

sample sentences

"strike a balance"
"strike a bargain"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work out, work

pierce with force
<verb.contact>

strike

sample sentences

"The bullet struck her thigh"
"The icy wind struck through our coats"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

penetrate, perforate

smooth with a strickle
<verb.contact>

strickle strike

sample sentences

"strickle the grain in the measure"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

level, flush, even out, even

entailment

smooth, smoothen

form by stamping, punching, or printing
<verb.creation>

coin mint strike

sample sentences

"strike coins"
"strike a medal"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mintage mint minter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coiner coiner coin

semantic pointers

hypernym

create from raw material, create from raw stuff

occupy or take on
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

assume strike take take up

sample sentences

"He assumes the lotus position"
"She took her seat on the stage"
"We took our seats in the orchestra"
"She took up her position behind the tree"
"strike a pose"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The men %s the horses across the field

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

verb group

take, fill, occupy

drive something violently into a location
<verb.motion>

hit strike

sample sentences

"he hit his fist on the table"
"she struck her head on the low ceiling"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

hyponym

smash

cause to experience suddenly
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 2

come to hit strike

sample sentences

"Panic struck me"
"An interesting idea hit her"
"A thought came to me"
"The thought struck terror in our minds"
"They were struck with fear"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

verb group

strike, impress, move, affect

disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
<verb.creation>

strike

sample sentences

"after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

disassemble, take apart, dismantle, break up, break apart