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haul down: Stage-hands struck the set. As the wind piped up we
struck the mainsail. 5 Usually, strike off or from or out.
obliterate, expunge, erase, eradicate, blot out, delete,
scratch, eliminate, rub out, cross (out), cancel, wipe out, US x
out: After the scandal, his name was struck off the register.
Strike out any references that might be thought libellous. 6
light, ignite: He struck a match to see where he was going. 7
affect, impress, influence, afflict, Colloq hit: The death of
her kitten struck Mandy to the heart. 8 make, reach, attain,
conclude; agree or settle (on), ratify, confirm: We struck a
bargain on the sale of the car. 9 occur or come to, dawn on or
upon, Colloq hit, register (with): It suddenly struck me that
you are leaving tomorrow. 10 impress, print, stamp, punch,
mint, make: They have struck a new gold coin for collectors.
11 instil, implant, induce: Horror films struck fear into our
hearts when we were children. 12 assume, adopt, put on,
display, affect, take on, feign: He struck a supercilious pose
of insouciant hauteur that annoyed her intensely. 13 Often,
strike down. afflict, affect, attack, indispose, incapacitate,
disable, cripple, invalid: Polio struck her down in the prime
of life. 14 encounter, come or happen or hit upon, come across,
chance upon, discover, stumble on, find: The news is that
they've struck oil in the North Sea. 15 revolt, rebel, mutiny,
walk out (of or off the job): The machinists struck at
midnight, bringing the industry to a halt. 16 strike on or upon.
dream up, devise, conjure up, improvise, work out, invent,
contrive, come up with, hit on or upon, arrive at: The
alchemist never did strike upon a way to turn lead into gold.
17 strike out. a fail, get nowhere, Colloq US miss the boat,
flop, come a cropper, Slang US blow it, blow the gaff, come to
nothing or naught or nought: Tim always strikes out when it
comes to girls. b See 5, above. 18 strike up. (cause to) begin
or start or commence: The band struck up. We struck up an
acquaintance aboard ship.
--n. 19 attack, assault: A dawn air strike is planned. 20
walk-out, sit-down (strike), job action, slow-down, go-slow,
work-to-rule: They will call a strike if negotiations break
down.
striking adj. remarkable, astounding, astonishing, amazing, wondrous,
awe-inspiring, awesome, stunning, impressive, imposing,
fabulous, out of the ordinary, unusual, rare, exceptional,