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  1. verb
    drive something violently into a location

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  2. noun
    a conspicuous success

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  3. noun
    a gentle blow

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  4. noun
    a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
    "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"

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  5. verb
    make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
    "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"

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  6. verb
    affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

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  7. verb
    touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

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  8. verb
    find unexpectedly
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  9. verb
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    "Please strike this remark from the record"

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  10. verb
    cause to experience suddenly

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  11. verb
    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

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  12. verb
    form by stamping, punching, or printing
    "strike coins" "strike a medal"

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  13. verb
    smooth with a strickle

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  14. noun
    a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
    "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

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  15. verb
    stop work in order to press demands

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  16. verb
    produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
    "The pianist strikes a middle C" "strike `z' on the keyboard"

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  17. verb
    occupy or take on
    "strike a pose"

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  18. verb
    hit against; come into sudden contact with
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  19. verb
    attain

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  20. noun
    an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
    "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
  21. verb
    arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    "strike a balance" "strike a bargain"
  22. noun
    (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
    "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
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  23. verb
    cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
    "strike an arc"
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  24. verb
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
    "the opponent refused to strike"
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  25. verb
    disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
    "after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up"
  26. verb
    indicate (a certain time) by striking
  27. verb
    pierce with force
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  28. verb
    produce by ignition or a blow
    "strike fire from the flintstone" "strike a match"
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