strike - Meaning in Bengali

strike - Meaning in Bengali

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Definitions and Meaning of strike in English

strike noun

1. (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 shouldersnoun.act

   Example

   • "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
2. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ballnoun.act

   Example

   • "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
3. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objectivenoun.act

   Example

   • "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
4. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditionsnoun.act

   Example

   • "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"
5. a gentle blownoun.event

   Synonyms

   tap, tap

6. a conspicuous successnoun.act

   Examples

   • "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"
   • "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"
   • "the party went with a bang"

strike verb

1. form by stamping, punching, or printingverb.creation

   Examples

   • "strike a medal"
   • "strike coins"
2. touch or seem as if touching visually or audiblyverb.stative

   Examples

   • "A strange sound struck my ears"
   • "Light fell on her face"
   • "The light struck the golden necklace"
   • "The sun shone on the fields"
3. disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical setverb.creation

   Example

   • "after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up"
4. produce by ignition or a blowverb.creation

   Examples

   • "strike a match"
   • "strike fire from the flintstone"
5. have an emotional or cognitive impact uponverb.emotion

   Examples

   • "he was dumb-struck by the news"
   • "her comments struck a sour note"
   • "This behavior struck me as odd"
   • "This child impressed me as unusually mature"
6. occupy or take onverb.motion

   Synonyms

   take

   Examples

   • "He assumes the lotus position"
   • "She took her seat on the stage"
   • "She took up her position behind the tree"
   • "strike a pose"
   • "We took our seats in the orchestra"
7. drive something violently into a locationverb.motion

   Examples

   • "he hit his fist on the table"
   • "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
8. cause to experience suddenlyverb.perception

   Examples

   • "A thought came to me"
   • "An interesting idea hit her"
   • "Panic struck me"
   • "The thought struck terror in our minds"
   • "They were struck with fear"
9. find unexpectedlyverb.possession

   Examples

   • "she struck a goldmine"
   • "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"
   • "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
10. stop work in order to press demandsverb.social

    Examples

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

    Example

    • "The horse finally struck a pace"
12. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a lineverb.contact

    Examples

    • "Please strike this remark from the record"
    • "scratch that remark"
13. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weaponverb.contact

    Examples

    • "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
    • "the opponent refused to strike"
    • "The teacher struck the child"
14. smooth with a strickleverb.contact

    Example

    • "strickle the grain in the measure"
15. hit against; come into sudden contact withverb.contact

    Examples

    • "He struck the table with his elbow"
    • "The car hit a tree"
16. pierce with forceverb.contact

    Examples

    • "The bullet struck her thigh"
    • "The icy wind struck through our coats"
17. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instrumentsverb.contact

    Examples

    • "strike `z' on the keyboard"
    • "The pianist strikes a middle C"
18. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adverselyverb.contact

    Examples

    • "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"
    • "The earthquake struck at midnight"
    • "We were hit by really bad weather"
19. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a targetverb.competition

    Examples

    • "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
    • "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"
    • "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"
20. indicate (a certain time) by strikingverb.communication

    Examples

    • "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
    • "The clock struck midnight"
21. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighingverb.cognition

    Examples

    • "strike a balance"
    • "strike a bargain"
22. cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lampverb.change

    Example

    • "strike an arc"

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