strike
part of speech
verb (strike, strikes, struck, striking); noun (a strike, strikes)
meaning for a pupil
1) To strike is to hit something hard: «lightning struck the tree». tree →
2) A clock strikes when it rings to show the hour. tree →
3) To strike a match is to rub it to make a flame. tree →
4) A strike is when workers stop working to ask for better pay or conditions. tree →
5) In bowling a strike knocks all the pins down; in baseball it is a missed or bad swing. tree →
6) An idea strikes you when you suddenly think of it. tree →
7) To strike a name out of a list is to cross it off. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "strike" is a map word meaning that a border line reaches a place and touches it. It also has the usual sense of hitting, as when a bow strikes someone through, men strike down carved work with hammers, or it is wrong to strike a noble man for his honesty. Interpretation: The borders of the land in Numbers are written carefully, and tradition uses such descriptions to set the limits of the Land of Israel for certain commandments. The Psalm about striking down the carved work is read as a picture of the Temple's destruction. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a clock striking the hours (times struck, gaps between strikes), a bowling strike, hitting. In science: lightning strikes. In history and everyday life: workers on strike, a bus strike. Phrases: «on strike», «strike a match», «lightning strike», «strike out», «three strikes and you're out».
examples
- and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall strike upon the slope of the sea of Chinnereth eastward; (Torah NUM.34.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- If he flee from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through. (Writings JOB.20.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers. (Writings PSA.74.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. (Writings PRO.17.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- The clock strikes 3 times at 3 o'clock. tree →
- How many times does the clock strike from 1 to 4 o'clock? tree →
- He scored 2 strikes in bowling. tree →
- The clock takes 6 seconds to strike 4 times. tree →
- Lightning struck the old oak tree. tree →
- The bus drivers are on strike today. tree →
- Only grown-ups should strike matches. tree →
- It struck me that I had left my lunch at home. tree →
- Strike me out of thy list. tree →
note
Past «struck». «Striking» also means very easy to notice: «a striking red coat». Maths: in clock problems the time is in the gaps between strikes: 4 strikes have 3 gaps. Trap: dividing by strikes instead of gaps. Safety: in a thunderstorm stay away from tall trees.
In the corpora
- And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it was very sick.
- And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers.
- My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —
- He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
- The king's favour is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; but his wrath striketh him that dealeth shamefully.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «strike» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.