STRIKE

Meaning of STRIKE in English

v. phr. To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news. The news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party.

Compare: SPIT INTO THE WEDDING CAKE.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck “ ; also strick·en ˈstrikən ; striking ˈstrīkiŋ ; strikes ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKE — — strikeless , adj. /struyk/ , v. , struck or ( Obs. ) strook; struck or ( esp. for 31-34 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck also strick·en ˈstri-kən ; strik·ing ˈstrī-kiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
STRIKE — / straɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( struck , struck / strʌk; NAmE /) HIT SB / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. strike 1 S3 W3 /straɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRIKE — v. & n. v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1. a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Oxford English vocab
STRIKE — ( strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — (HIT) [verb] [past:] struck - to hit or attack forcefully or violentlyShe died when her car went out of control …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. noun 1 industrial protest ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ one-day , two-day , etc. ▪ 24-hour , 48-hour …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRIKE — INDEX: 1. to stop working in order to get higher wages etc 2. when workers are on strike RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRIKE — v. 1 hit, deal a blow to, knock, smack, thump, thwack, crown, cuff, punch, smite; beat, hammer, belabour, batter, pummel …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKE — strike.ogg _I 1. straık n 1. 1> удар strike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели strike weapon - наступательное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRIKE — 1) встретить 2) забастовка 3) зажечь 4) зажигаться 5) наподдавать 6) отбивать 7) поражать 8) приходить в голову 9) раскружаливать 10) распалубить 11) ударять 12) чиркать 13) чиркнуть • across strike — в крест …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
STRIKE — _I 1. straık n 1. 1> удар strike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели strike weapon - наступательное оружие …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STRIKE — _I 1. _v. 1> ударять(ся); бить; to strike a blow - нанести удар; to strike back - нанести ответный удар, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STRIKE — I 1. v. 1. ударять(ся); бить; to strike a blow - нанести удар; to strike back - нанести ответный удар, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STRIKE — 1. удар 2. открытие месторождения || открывать месторождение; вскрывать нефтеносный пласт 3. продуктивная скважина 4. простирание (пласта) || вскрывать (продуктивный) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
STRIKE — 1. сущ. 1) забастовка 2) стачка 3) коллективный отказ от чего-л. • - be on strike - break the strike - call a strike - call off a …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
STRIKE — _I straɪk 1. _v. (struck, struck, _уст. stricken) 1> ударять(ся); бить; to strike a blow нанести удар; to strike back …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STRIKE — 1) забастовка, стачка [c crimson]|| бастовать 2) открытие месторождения [c crimson]|| открывать месторождение 3) количество единовременно отчеканенной монеты [c crimson]|| …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
STRIKE — 1) забастовка, стачка | бастовать, объявлять забастовку 2) ударять, бить 3) вычёркивать 4) заключать (сделку) 5) составлять список 6) жарг. воровать, заниматься кражами 7) амер. шантажировать • to …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
STRIKE — 1. гл. 1) а) общ. ударять(ся), наносить удар, бить to strike smb. dead — поразить кого-л. насмерть to strike a blow — нанести удар He …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKE — v. batter, dar un colpe; (mint) monetar; (a flag) abassar. IT STRUCK HIM THAT...: venit le in mente que...; n. …
English interlingue dictionary
STRIKE — hampasin;hapak
English-Visayan vocabulary
STRIKE — I. verb (struck; struck; also stricken; striking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strīcan to stroke, go; akin to Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRIKE — I Collective refusal by employees to work under the conditions set by employers. Strikes may arise from disputes over wages …
Английский словарь Британика
STRIKE — (v. t.) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes …
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — (v. t.) To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars …
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — (v. t.) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; …
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — (v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat …
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — (v. t.) To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to …
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — (n.) Same as Ten-strike.
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — (n.) Any actual or constructive striking at the pitched ball, three of which, if the ball is not hit fairly, …
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — (n.) Act of leveling all the pins with the first bowl; also, the score thus made. Sometimes called double spare.
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — (n.) A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial.
Английский словарь Webster
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( v. t. ) To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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