strike
71strike — [OE] Strike comes from a prehistoric Germanic base which denoted ‘touch lightly’ – a sense which survived into English (‘That good horse blessed he then, and lovingly struck its mane’, Sir Ferumbras 1380). The more violent modern sense ‘hit hard’ …
72strike up — verb Date: circa 1562 intransitive verb to begin to sing or play or to be sung or played transitive verb 1. to cause to begin singing or playing < strike up the band > 2. to cause to begin < strike up a conversation > …
73strike up — phr verb Strike up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑band, ↑orchestra Strike up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑acquaintance, ↑alliance, ↑conversation, ↑friendship …
74strike up — 1) PHRASAL VERB When you strike up a conversation or friendship with someone, you begin one. [WRITTEN] [V P n (not pron)] I trailed her into Penney s and struck up a conversation... [V P n (not pron)] James struck up a friendship with a small boy …
75strike — Verb: To eliminate; to expunge. To administer a blow. To act in concert with other employees in refusing to work. Noun: A discovery of valuable ore. Coming upon oil in quantity in drilling. A simultaneous cessation or quitting of work by a body… …
76strike — See: CALLED STRIKE, HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE …
77strike up — {v.} 1a. To start to sing or play. * /We were sitting around the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in./ * /The President took his place on the platform, and the band struck up the national anthem./ 1b. To give a signal to… …
78strike — See: CALLED STRIKE, HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE …
79strike up — {v.} 1a. To start to sing or play. * /We were sitting around the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in./ * /The President took his place on the platform, and the band struck up the national anthem./ 1b. To give a signal to… …
80strike — 1) a sudden pull on the line to set a hook in a fish s mouth when angling 2) taking of bait by a fish. Also called bite, bump and hit. In Britain bite has the same meaning as the American strike 3) stike …
