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Definition strike in American English

strike noun

[countable] noun
/straɪk/
1

a period of time during which people refuse to work, as a protest about pay or conditions at work

Example

A strike by public transportation workers was launched on August 12th.

Example

a 15-day strike over pay and poor safety conditions

Example

Workers have been out on strike since Friday.

Example

The two main unions had called the strike.

Example

schools closed by a teachers' strike

Example

A train strike has crippled the city.

Synonyms and related words
action break a strike collective bargaining
2

a failure to hit the ball in baseball

Synonyms and related words
at bat at bat balk
2.1

a situation in bowling in which you succeed in knocking down all the pins (=bottle shaped objects) with one ball

Synonyms and related words
boules bowl bowler
2.2

a hit or kick of a ball, especially one with which you score a goal or a point

Synonyms and related words
aggregate all all square backhand backhander ball
3

a military attack, especially one in which airplanes drop bombs on an area

Example

the danger of an imminent military strike against the United States

Example

Cluster bombs were used in the strike on the airfield.

Example

Bush warned that America would launch strikes against them if the war spread.

Synonyms and related words
air raid air strike attack
4

a discovery of something such as gold or oil by digging or drilling

Synonyms and related words
coal coalfield coal mine
Definition strike in American English

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