strike

  • 51strike — 01. The workers are on [strike] for higher wages. 02. Lightening [struck] a house in our neighborhood last night, starting a fire which destroyed two homes. 03. Her grandfather was killed when he was [struck] by a car while crossing the street.… …

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  • 52strike — 1. verb 1) the teacher struck Mary Syn: hit, slap, smack, beat, thrash, spank, thump, punch, cuff; cane, lash, whip, club; informal clout, schmuck, wallop, belt, whack, thwack …

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  • 53Strike! — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Strike! – Mädchen an die Macht! Originaltitel: Strike! Produktionsland: Italien, Kanada, USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1998 Länge: 93 Minuten Originalsprache …

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  • 54Strike — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Finance 2 Littérature 3 Mus …

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  • 55Strike — Un strike (anotación oficial S) es un conteo negativo para el turno de un bateador en la ofensiva, resulta de no golpear hacia el diamante, en zona válida de juego o fair, una pelota lanzada por el pitcher. Un conteo de tres strikes termina el… …

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  • 56strike — {{11}}strike (n.) concentrated cessation of work by a body of employees, 1810, from verb meaning refuse to work to force an employer to meet demands (1768), from STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.). Perhaps from notion of striking or downing one s tools, or …

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  • 57strike at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms strike at : present tense I/you/we/they strike at he/she/it strikes at present participle striking at past tense struck at past participle struck at 1) a) strike at someone/something to try to hit someone or… …

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  • 58strike on — phrasal verb strike on or strike upon Word forms strike on : present tense I/you/we/they strike on he/she/it strikes on present participle striking on past tense struck on past participle struck on 1) strike on/upon something [transitive] to find …

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  • 59strike up — phrasal verb Word forms strike up : present tense I/you/we/they strike up he/she/it strikes up present participle striking up past tense struck up past participle struck up 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to start to play or sing a piece of music …

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  • 60strike in — intransitive verb 1. obsolete : to enter into competition : try advises me to strike in for some preferment Jonathan Swift 2. obsolete : to associate as a confederate or collaborator strike in with him and help him to dupe his father …

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