![]() ![]() ![]() strike the hour (=strike when it is exactly one o'clock, two o'clock etc ) 22 gain advantage ADVANTAGE to do something that gives you an advantage over your opponent in a fight, competition etc Brazil struck first with a goal in the third minute. → lightning never strikes twice 1 17 → strike a blow for somebody/something 18 → be within striking distance 19 → strike it rich 20 → strike it lucky 21 clock TIME/WHAT TIME IS IT if a clock strikes one, two, six etc, its bell makes a sound once, twice, six etc times according to what time it is The church clock began to strike twelve. → stricken ► see thesaurus at happen 9 → strike a balance (between something) 10 → strike a bargain/deal 11 → strike a happy/cheerful/cautious etc note 12 → strike a chord 13 → strike a match 14 → strike gold/oil etc 15 → strike gold 16 lightning DAMAGE if lightning strikes something, it hits and damages it The temple burned down after it was struck by lightning last year. Everything seemed to be going fine when suddenly disaster struck. 8 something bad happens HAPPEN if something bad strikes, it suddenly happens or suddenly begins to affect someone The plague struck again for the third time that century. ![]() strike a blow at/against/to something The scandal seemed to have struck a mortal blow to the government’s chances of re-election. Such prejudices strike right at the heart of any notions of a civilized society. 7 harm to damage or harm someone or something strike at The law would strike at the most basic of civil rights. Opponents of the war say that civilian villages have been struck several times. 6 attack ATTACK to attack someone, especially suddenly The killer might strike again. strike for They’re striking for the right to have their trade union recognized in law. 4 → strike somebody as (being) something 5 stop work STOP WORKING/GO ON STRIKE if a group of workers strike, they stop working as a protest against something relating to their work, for example how much they are paid, bad working conditions etc In many countries, the police are forbidden to strike. ✗ Don’t say: It is striking me that they are similar. You say: It strikes me that they are similar. GRAMMAR: Using the progressive Strike is not used in the progressive in this meaning. be struck by something You can’t help being struck by her kindness. it strikes somebody (that) It struck her that losing the company might be the least of her worries. The first thing that struck me was the fact that there were no other women present. ► see thesaurus at hit 3 thought/idea THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT if something strikes you, you think of it, notice it, or realize that it is important, interesting, true etc A rather worrying thought struck me. The assassin’s bullet struck home (=hit exactly where it should ). strike something with something The victim had been struck with some kind of wooden implement. ![]() 2 hit with hand/weapon etc formal HIT to deliberately hit someone or something with your hand or a weapon She struck him hard across the face. Register In everyday English, people usually say hit rather than strike: I hit my head on the shelf. The last rays of the setting sun struck the windows. Several cars were struck by falling trees. A snowball struck him on the back of the head.
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