Unstrike
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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.
"As collective bargaining was going poorly, the Union membership had approved the implementation of an "unstrike" campaign, which included a refusal to wear uniforms."
- 1 To loosen the strings that attach the hood on the bird's head.
"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."
- 2 To restore text that has been struck out.
"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."
- 3 To cause a blow not to have occurred.
"Sare, you apologise at me, you shake hands to me, you beg pardon from me, but can you unstrike me?"
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From un- + strike.
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