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to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands<the union is calling for its members to strike until the mining company agrees to meet safety standards>Synonymswalk outRelated Wordsknock off, lay off; leave, quit, resign; decamp, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, part
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to act upon (a person or a personʼs feelings) so as to cause a response<we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us>— see 11affect 1
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to come into the mind of<it struck her later that no one had asked for identification>— see occur (to)
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to come into usually forceful contact with something<almost as soon as the lightning struck, we heard a loud crack>— see hit 2
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to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner<the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear>— see hit 1
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to take apart<the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed>— see disassemble
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to take sudden, violent action against<a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed>— see attack 1
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