Definition of "strike" []

• To hit sharply, as with the hand, the fist, or a weapon. (verb-transitive)
• To inflict (a blow). (verb-transitive)
• To penetrate or pierce: was struck in the leg by a bullet. (verb-transitive)
• To collide with or crash into: She struck the desk with her knee. (verb-transitive)
• To cause to come into violent or forceful contact: She struck her knee against the desk. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "We talked about Amelia, who had yesterday gone on a word strike and insisted on pantomiming."
• "Clearly we need to open Gold and prepare a business continuity plan, appointing a silver for each BCU with daily updates to Gold on how the strike is affecting police performance."
• "So, now that the strike is a certainty, what can AirFrance-KLM do now, and how can they deal with this better in the future, to minimize impact on …"