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strikes
verb(strike)
to take a course : go
strikes
verb(strike)
to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool)
strikes
verb(strike)
to arrive with detrimental effect
strikes
noun(strike)
a tool for smoothing a surface (as of a mold)
strikes
noun(strike)
an act or instance of striking
strikes
noun(strike)
a work stoppage by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer
strikes
idiom(strike)
something very bad happens
strikes
idiom(strike)
—used to say that one understands or is aware of something
strikes
idiom(strike)
—used to say that one thinks something is unexpected or unusual
strikes
idiom(strike)
—used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place
strikes
noun(strike)
a pitched baseball not struck at by the batter that passes through the strike zone
strikes
noun(strike)
a strike that retaliates against or counters earlier strike : a return strike
strikes
noun(strike)
a preemptive nuclear attack
strikes
noun(strike)
infestation with fly maggots
strikes
noun(strike)
refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life

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