French Meaning of strike

Grève

Other French words related to Grève

Definitions and Meaning of strike in English

Wordnet

strike (n)

a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

a gentle blow

a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball

(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

a conspicuous success

Wordnet

strike (v)

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

hit against; come into sudden contact with

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

indicate (a certain time) by striking

affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

stop work in order to press demands

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

attain

produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

find unexpectedly

produce by ignition or a blow

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

cause to experience suddenly

drive something violently into a location

occupy or take on

disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set

form by stamping, punching, or printing

smooth with a strickle

pierce with force

arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

Webster

strike (n.)

A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial.

Act of leveling all the pins with the first bowl; also, the score thus made. Sometimes called double spare.

Any actual or constructive striking at the pitched ball, three of which, if the ball is not hit fairly, cause the batter to be put out; hence, any of various acts or events which are ruled as equivalent to such a striking, as failing to strike at a ball so pitched that the batter should have struck at it.

Same as Ten-strike.

FAQs About the word strike

Grève

a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions, an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective, a

marcher,sortir,lock-out,être assis

ennuyeux,pall,pneu,las,jade,Désappointer

strigiformes => Chouettes et hiboux, strigidae => Strigidae, strife => conflit, stridulation => Stridulation, stridulate => striduler,