Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unstrike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-strike
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To loosen the strings that attach the hood on the bird's head.

verb

To restore text that has been struck out.

verb

To cause a blow not to have occurred.

noun

A collective action by members of a trade union in which they appear at work but protest in some way such as passing out leaflets or refusing to wear a uniform.

Example Sentences

"Now I unstrike, and at my whistle heard, Upcircling skyward springs my gentle bird Condemned through many centuries to search For some true Christian whereupon to perch."
"I wish I could as easily unstrike The strings that keep my memories in hood, And let them down the wind."
"Either sportsman, as they reached the marshy ground, attended to the falcon on his wrist, and began to unstrike her hood."
"He then stopped, turned about, and suddenly unstriking her hood, tossed her into the air with an encouraging shout."
"This case involves the power of the trial court to strike an answer, keep it stricken, and enter a default judgment. Woodruff tried to "unstrike" her answer by filing an amended one."
"I would like to unstrike the two-thirds and leave it as is."

Etymology

From un- + strike.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

unstrikes (present, singular) unstriking (participle, present) unstruck (participle, past) unstruck (past) unstrikes (plural)

Questions

What does unstrike mean?: To loosen the strings that attach the hood on the bird's head.
Where does unstrike come from?: From un- + strike.

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