Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Strike"

A: It can mean three things,

It can be used as a synonym of warning for example ‘He is on his final strike’ or in sports ‘Strike one!’

It can also mean ‘hit’ for example ‘He raised his hand, as if to hit me’ or ‘The lightning will strike the island’

Finally it can mean when workers don’t work most of the time wanting better pay. ‘The workers went on strike for better pay’

A: A strike (ストライキ) is when all the workers join together and decide to stop working. Instead, they stand outside the place where they usually work and hold protest signs. They do this to force the employer to improve conditions (for instance, increase pay). Here are some images of striking workers: https://www.google.com/search?q=picket+line&num=20&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwge-oi9veAhWHIjQIHfV6ANwQ_AUIDigB&biw=1920&bih=948

Strikes are not something that happen at all companies. They only happen at places that have unions, which are organized groups of workers within certain professions, usually public (like teachers or mail carriers or bus drivers) or related to things like construction.

A: It means that someone is tracking and recording your bad behavior.

Also, just to be clear, I am referring to your written record. It’s like a file or document that someone keeps with information about you.

A: didn't think something of someone, eg. "You didn't strike me as someone who likes flowers," means the person saying it didn't think who they are talking to liked flowers, based on what they know of that person

A: To strike means to hit (someone or something) in a forceful way / to cause (something) to hit something in a forceful way / to hit (someone or something) with your hand, a weapon, etc.

The ship struck an iceberg. (Past tense)
The car struck the tree.
The bullet struck him in the leg.

While strike as noun means a period of time when workers stop work in order to force an employer to agree to their demands / a military attack / the act of hitting something with force.

-It was a strike by airline pilots.
-The workers are on strike.
-Workers threatened to take strike action.

A: In baseball the pitchers tries to throw a strike.

I bowled a strike while bowling.

The workers and their union are on strike. They want better working conditions.

I was fencing and I landed a strike on my opponent.

A: 1. do you understand the meaning of the word in that context? so i know you understand my suggestions!

2. in this context this is really the only way you would say this


- it’s a little “flirtatious” in some contexts
- or it can’t be basically an assumption based of someone’s appearance (usually)

•you don’t strike me as someone who cries often

A: Strike commonly mean hit or punch :D 👊🏼

there is also strike in the American game Baseball⚾️ 3 chances and you’re out.

Strike can also be used for “going on strike” meaning stopping to protest ❌

Strike up is most common for conversations!

A: @ryckrichards: the use with lighting, as shown by @GwiyomiQueen, is typical: you violently get hit by lightning.

Another example: And then it struck me; she was having an affair.

In this example, the person comes to an impact-full realization: his/her girlfriend was also in a relationship with someone else. Instead of struck you could also say hit. That would be a bit more common, but struck gives it more weight.

Since struck is the past tense of strike, you could also say:
He was struck down before he could execute his plan.

The guy was violently (could be euphemism for killed I suppose) prevented from executing his plan.

While it is used figuratively quite a bit, with the exception of the lighting example you probably won't see this used in a literal sense much.

A: "She decided to strike up a conversation with him." With strike meaning initiate.

"She struck him before turning to run away." With strike in a past tense form meaning hit.

"No one knew the disaster would strike." With strike meaning to occur suddenly.

"The workers went on strike." With strike meaning the refusal to work as a form of protest.




"The dryer caused the shirt to shrink." With shrink meaning to become smaller.

"The smell caused him to shrink away." With shrink meaning to move away from something in disgust. Can also mean to move away in fear.

Hope that helps a little bit!

A: Strike: Hit something, or when a workforce stops working.
Ex. She will 'strike' the man (violent sorry.) Ex2. The workers went on'strike'.

Stick: A small branch from a tree, or the act of adhering to something.
Ex. The 'stick' broke off of the tree. Ex2. The frog will 'stick' to the wall

-FluffyCheese

A: "it strikes me that" means you have come to a sudden realization. The idiom is used in direct conversation with someone, in the present tense.
Ex: "My friend, it strikes me that you might be in love, since you talk about her all the time."
Ex: "It strikes me that although you say you are my friend, you always ignore me."

"it hits me that" means to come to a sudden realization as well, but the idiom is used primarily in the past tense, and sounds awkward in the present tense. It is used when you are reflecting on a past event. You would say "it hit me that," not "it hits me that."
Ex: " Suddenly it hit me that my friend might be in love, since he talked about her all the time."
Ex: "It hit me that although he said he was my friend, he was always ignoring me."

A: Strike is to hit
Attack is aggressive action
Fight is like a brawl or quarrel

The man strikes the old woman.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Two boys fought in the courtyard.

A: They are nearly the same. Strike comes from the idea of a stroke (a long, wide movement of an arm or instrument) whereas hit focuses more on the impact, not how the blow was delivered. Hit is more general too.

A: To "strike" is a more strongly-felt word to use than to "give an impression", though they can usually be used interchangeably.

Ex: "She struck me as a very passionate orator."
"She gave the impression that she is fairly good at speaking."

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A: due to strike

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A: Canadian postal workers are on strike.

A: The people who intend to “go on strike” (strike action), are threatening someone else with the strike action.

A: you can omit ‘that’ in this case if you want to. However: what you want to say is more clear if you leave it in, in this case.

A: Perfect! Just change "public opinions" to "the opinions of the public"（文学的）or "the public's opinions"（会話的）

A: "strikes again" is an idiom used to indicate it's not the first time the subject has done whatever they're talking about, or that it's not the first time something has happened.

Example:
A serial killer kills another victim -> "Mystery serial killer strikes again!"

In this case, I'm guessing that whoever's talking is saying that their "cute little tushy" (i.e. their cute butt) has "done it again" by seducing yet another person. The implication is that this happens a lot.