strike

«strike» in Mova's school dictionary: to hit something hard: «lightning struck the tree» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• There are also ways workers stand up for themselves: unions, strikes, picket lines and tribunals.
• In the UK a strike is legal after a vote, and the disruption is deliberate so that people notice.
• A picket line is striking workers standing outside their workplace with signs, peacefully asking others not to go in.
• Hard times are also when scammers strike, with messages that look urgent and real.
• When people want something changed, they can protest peacefully, sign a petition, or stop work together in a strike.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «strike» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.