Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strike

/stɹaɪk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
strike
IPA
/stɹaɪk/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.

Transitive verb

verb

To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

Transitive verb

verb

To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

Transitive verb

verb

To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

Intransitive verb

verb

To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

Transitive verb

verb

To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

Dated; Intransitive verb

verb

To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

Transitive verb

verb

To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, rub, press”). Cognate with Dutch strijken, German streichen, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *streyg-, stryken, strīcan, *strīkan, *strīkaną

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /stɹaɪk/
  • British English: /stɹaɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

strikes (present, singular) striking (participle, present) struck (past) striked (nonstandard, past) strook (obsolete, past) stroke (obsolete, past) strake (obsolete, past) struck (obsolete, participle) stricken (obsolete, participle) strucken (obsolete, participle) striken (obsolete, participle) strook (obsolete, participle)

Derived Forms

awestruck counterstrike downstrike dumbstruck flystruck fuckstruck gobstruck heartstricken misstrike moonstruck outstrike overstrike

Phrases

cunt-struck double-struck grief-stricken horror-struck lightning does not strike twice in the same place lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place lightning never strikes twice in the same place light-struck

Frequently Paired Words

go-slow slowdown stayaway stayout work-to-rule

Synonyms

thump strike work walkout hit smash smasher bang ten-strike

Antonyms

industrial peace lockout non-strike nonstrike

Rhymes With

like mike unlike bike alike spike hike dislike pike reich psych ike

Questions

How do you pronounce strike?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɹaɪk/.
What does strike mean?
To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
Where does strike come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce strike

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