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Meanings of strike in English

Portuguese
estrondo
Catalan
èxit
Spanish
exitazo
Wikidata

A conspicuous success.

estrondo
Russian
удар в боевых искусствах
Portuguese
golpe
Spanish
golpe
Catalan
cop
Wikidata

Directed physical attack.

удар в боевых искусствах
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Examples for "hit"
Examples for "hit"
1
Any weakening of consumer confidence could hit Linden Homes' market in particular.
Reuters
2
New business and export business measures hit new series lows as well.
The Irish Times
3
Higher oil prices hit certain stocks on concerns of higher fuel costs.
Reuters
4
Crime has hit a 12-year low in Northern Ireland, police said yesterday.
The Irish Times
5
A deepening economic crisis in Asia and Europe will hit Genting hard.
Reuters
1
The message is clear: big bang Friday was a good day's work.
Reuters
2
Not after the bang: the heart attack I had two years ago.
The Irish Times
3
I think that's an absolutely bang-on way to go about arranging society.
The Guardian
4
Uncertainty and reality collided with a bang for Americans and American tennis.
The Guardian
5
Another week of Isidingo means we start Monday off with a bang.
The South African
1
Second serve: Goran slips when he 's about to smash the return.
The Guardian
2
To summarize: Three steps must be taken to smash the war racket.
War is a racket
3
They want to smash trade unions and end the right to strike.
The Irish Times
4
The Protestants continued to smash images; the Catholics to mob the Protestants.
The Age of the Reformation
5
Obviously they'd just used something to smash through the ground floor doors.
Shade's children
1
Last night's show was a smasher, an occasion when absolutely everything was right.
The Irish Times
2
In all of them, except the last, I was a maker, not a smasher.
Marse Henry (Volume 2) / An Autobiography
3
The smasher was Scottish and the biscuit a ginger nut.
The Guardian
4
I did n't sign the pledge, and I'm as sober, sober as a brandy-smasher!
Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
5
We're talking about the Large Hadron Collider, the largest subatomic particle smasher in the world.
The Irish Times
Russian
стачка
Portuguese
greve
Catalan
vaga
Spanish
huelgas
Wikidata

Work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

стачка
Russian
страйк
Spanish
strike
Catalan
strike
Wikidata

In baseball, a pitch in the strike zone that is not swung at, or any pitch swung at but not hit into fair territory (or, for a third strike, not hit at all)

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страйк
Usage of strike in English
1
Alternatively; something said could strike the right note at the right time!
The South African
2
Public health doctors seem set to ballot for strike action over pay.
The Irish Times
3
How much money has the South African economy lost through strike action?
The South African
4
The strike would continue until the government agreed to talks, he said.
Reuters
5
The union said a strike would cost BA £40 million a day.
The Irish Times
6
Naval Central Command, said the successful U.S. strike could possibly escalate violence.
Reuters
7
Photo: AFP New Caledonia's firefighters are set to go on strike today.
Radio NZ
8
The union said Globe workers were prepared for a strike if necessary.
Reuters
9
Most of my friends have said the strike is a good idea.
The Irish Times
10
The vote for strike action had not been taken lightly, she said.
Radio NZ
11
Analysts say Israel could try a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Reuters
12
I think we only used a ground strike ten times last week.
The Neutronium Alchemist
13
Workers will have to give employers 14 days' notice of strike action.
The Guardian
14
However, the strike action had a far bigger economic impact in 2014.
The South African
15
There is one remarkable point, however, which will no doubt strike you.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
16
President Trump's rhetoric suggested a major military strike against the Assad regime.
Radio NZ