Synonyms for Strike (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a gentle blow):
rap, tap
WordNet sense 2 (touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly):
fall, shine
WordNet sense 3 (attain):
come to
WordNet sense 4 (stop work in order to press demands):
walk out
WordNet sense 5 (find unexpectedly):
attain, discover, fall upon, come across, chance on, chance upon, come upon, happen upon, light upon
WordNet sense 6 (cause to experience suddenly):
hit
WordNet sense 7 (occupy or take on):
assume, take, take up
WordNet sense 8 (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon):
affect, impress, move, affect, impress
WordNet sense 9 (form by stamping, punching, or printing):
coin, mint
WordNet sense 10 (remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line):
excise, expunge, scratch, excise
WordNet sense 11 (smooth with a strickle):
strickle
WordNet sense 12 (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions):
work stoppage
WordNet sense 13 (hit against; come into sudden contact with):
run into, collide with, impinge on
WordNet sense 14 (a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball):
ten-strike
WordNet sense 15 (a conspicuous success):
bang, smash, smasher
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