Strikes

//stɹaɪks//

Synonyms for "strikes" (651 found)

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Closest matches (131)

affect assume come to fall fall upon hit mint pounce abbreviate abridge administer adopt advance advance against advance upon afflict aggravated assault aggression agree on aim

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Verb(11 words)

affect agree assume attain chance on chance upon coin collide with come across come to come upon

Noun(1 words)

bang

Strong matches (195)

compunction conclude concuss confirm confront each other conjure up conk contrive counterattack counteroffensive coup de main crack crack down on crack up crash crash into cripple crippling attack cross out crown

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crump crunch cry out against cudgel cuff cut cutoff dash dash into dawn on dawn upon one dead set at dead stop deadlock deal deal a blow deck delete deliver demonstrate demonstrate against demonstration demur demurrer descend on descend upon descent on detection determination determine determining detonate devise ding direct disable discharge disclosure discover discovery dismantle disobey display dispute distinguishment diversion diversionary attack dream up drive drop edit edit out eject eliminate encounter end endgame ending engage engrave enter a protest eradicate erase espial excavation exception excruciate exhumation expostulate expostulation exposure expunge expurgate fail fall foul of fall on fascinate feign fell fetch fetch a blow final whistle find find out finding finding out finger fire fire off flank flank attack flog flop foul frontal attack full stop gang up on gas gas attack get get nowhere get out give glance go at go for go into go on strike go out goal grab grab one grand slam grievance grievance committee grinding halt gun gun for halt hammer harrow harry have at head-on attack hectograph hit a clip hit against hit like lightning hit the mark hit upon hold out hole hole in one holler home run homer horsewhip howl hunt down hurt hurtle ignite impact impinge implant impress impress forcibly imprint improvise incapacitate indignation meeting indispose induce infiltrate infiltration inflict influence inspire insurge insurrect invalid invent invention issue

Verb(10 words)

discover excise expunge fall fall upon happen upon hit hit the bricks impinge on impress

Noun(1 words)

hit

Related words (325)

jab job action jolt jump kick kill knock knock against knock cold knock down knock off knock out lambaste land on lash launch an attack lay at lay hands on lay into lay off

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let fly let have it let off light light into lightning attack lightning war load locate locating location lock out lockout lucky strike lunge mace make make an impression march march against march upon martyr mass attack meet megadeath mimeograph miss the boat mount an attack mount the barricades move mug mugging multigraph mutineer mutiny nail nonviolent protest object objection obliterate occur occur to offense offensive offer itself omit onset onslaught open an offensive outlaw strike overkill overpower overprint overtake overthrow panzer warfare paste pelt penetrate pepper percuss pick off picket picketing pierce pistol pitch into plug plunk poke pommel pop pot potshoot potshot pounce upon pound predispose present itself press objections prime print proof protest protest demonstration protestation prove publish puck pull pull a proof pummel punch push put on put out put to bed put to press qualm rack raise a howl rally rap ratify reach rebel recognition rediscover rediscovery register with reissue reluct reluctate remonstrance remonstrate remonstration remove reprint rescind revelation revolt revolute revolution revolutionize riddle riot rise rise to mind rise up rock rub out rulebook slowdown run run against run at run down run into run off run riot run to earth rush sail into sally score scourge scratch scruple secure sedition serendipity set on set upon settle on shock tactics shoot shoot at shoot down shut down shut it down shut up shop sick-in sideswipe sink in sit down sit down strike sit in sit-down sit-down strike sit-in slam slam into slap slap the face slat slog slosh slow down slowdown slug smack smack into smash smash into smash up smite snap snipe soak sock sortie spotting squawk stalemate stamp stand standoff standstill state a grievance stay stick out stop stoppage storm strickle strike against strike at strike hard strike home strike off strike out strike plate strike the mind strike up stroke stumble on subvert suggest itself surprise swap swat sway swipe switch swoop down on swoop down upon sympathy strike take take a potshot take apart take away take off take on take the offensive teach in teach-in tell ten strike thrash thrill thrust thud thump thwack tie up tie-up toll torment torpedo torture touch touchdown trace trace down track down traumatize treasure trove trouvaille trove try turnout uncovering unearthing unprovoked assault void wade into walk out walkout wallop whack wham whip whomp whop wildcat strike wipe out work out work stoppage wring yell bloody murder yerk

Verb(16 words)

jerk light upon mint move pounce press run into scratch seize shine strickle strike work take take the bait take up walk out

Noun(9 words)

punto rap smash smasher stop-work tap ten-strike walkout work stoppage

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The batter has two balls and two strikes on him.

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The USSR will only use air strikes in the country as a last resort.

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This clock strikes the quarter hour.

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The USA will only use air strikes in the country as a last resort.

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