Synonyms: smash, smasher, strike, bang, hit
Definition: a conspicuous success
Usage: that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career; that new Broadway show is a real smasher; the party went with a bang
Similar words: success
Definition: an attainment that is successful
Usage: his success in the marathon was unexpected; his new play was a great success
Synonyms: strike
Definition: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
Usage: this pitcher throws more strikes than balls
Similar words: pitch, delivery
Definition: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Synonyms: strike, ten-strike
Definition: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
Usage: he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
Similar words: score
Definition: the act of scoring in a game or sport
Usage: the winning score came with less than a minute left to play
Synonyms: strike
Definition: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
Usage: the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
Similar words: onrush, onset, onslaught, attack
Definition: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Usage: the attack began at dawn
Synonyms: work stoppage, strike
Definition: a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
Usage: the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
Similar words: job action
Definition: a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands
Definition: a gentle blow
Definition: an impact (as from a collision)
Usage: the bump threw him off the bicycle
Synonyms: strike
Definition: cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
Usage: strike an arc
Definition: give shape or form to
Usage: shape the dough; form the young child's character
Synonyms: strike
Definition: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
Usage: strike a balance; strike a bargain
Similar words: puzzle out, figure out, lick, work, work out, solve
Definition: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Usage: did you solve the problem?; Work out your problems with the boss; this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out; did you get it?; Did you get my meaning?; He could not work the math problem
Synonyms: strike
Definition: indicate (a certain time) by striking
Usage: The clock struck midnight; Just when I entered, the clock struck
Similar words: show, record, register, read
Definition: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
Usage: The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero; The gauge read `empty'
Definition: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Usage: The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939; We must strike the enemy's oil fields; in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
Definition: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
Usage: Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II; Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
Definition: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Usage: We were hit by really bad weather; He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager; The earthquake struck at midnight
Similar words: touch, touch on, impact, affect, bear on, bear upon
Definition: have an effect upon
Usage: Will the new rules affect me?
Definition: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
Usage: The pianist strikes a middle C; strike `z' on the keyboard; her comments struck a sour note
Similar words: touch
Definition: make physical contact with, come in contact with
Usage: Touch the stone for good luck; She never touched her husband
Synonyms: strike
Definition: pierce with force
Usage: The bullet struck her thigh; The icy wind struck through our coats
Similar words: penetrate, perforate
Definition: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Usage: The bullet penetrated her chest
Synonyms: hit, impinge on, collide with, strike, run into
Definition: hit against; come into sudden contact with
Usage: The car hit a tree; He struck the table with his elbow
Similar words: touch
Definition: make physical contact with, come in contact with
Usage: Touch the stone for good luck; She never touched her husband
Definition: smooth with a strickle
Usage: strickle the grain in the measure
Similar words: level, flush, even, even out
Definition: make level or straight
Usage: level the ground
Synonyms: strike
Definition: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
Usage: The teacher struck the child; the opponent refused to strike; The boxer struck the attacker dead
Similar words: touch
Definition: make physical contact with, come in contact with
Usage: Touch the stone for good luck; She never touched her husband
Synonyms: scratch, strike, excise, expunge
Definition: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Usage: Please strike this remark from the record; scratch that remark
Definition: remove or make invisible
Usage: Please delete my name from your list
Definition: form by stamping, punching, or printing
Usage: strike coins; strike a medal
Similar words: create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Definition: make from scratch
Synonyms: strike
Definition: produce by ignition or a blow
Usage: strike fire from the flintstone; strike a match
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: strike, take, take up, assume
Definition: occupy or take on
Usage: He assumes the lotus position; She took her seat on the stage; We took our seats in the orchestra; She took up her position behind the tree; strike a pose
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: drive something violently into a location
Usage: he hit his fist on the table; she struck her head on the low ceiling
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: strike, fall upon, happen upon, discover, attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, light upon
Definition: find unexpectedly
Usage: the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb; she struck a goldmine; The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
Definition: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
Usage: Did you find your glasses?; I cannot find my gloves!
Definition: stop work in order to press demands
Usage: The auto workers are striking for higher wages; The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met
Similar words: dissent, resist, protest
Definition: express opposition through action or words
Usage: dissent to the laws of the country
Definition: attain
Usage: The horse finally struck a pace
Similar words: accomplish, achieve, attain, reach
Definition: to gain with effort
Usage: she achieved her goal despite setbacks
Definition: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Usage: Light fell on her face; The sun shone on the fields; The light struck the golden necklace; A strange sound struck my ears
Similar words: come about, take place, go on, hap, happen, fall out, pass, pass off, occur
Definition: come to pass
Usage: What is happening?; The meeting took place off without an incidence; Nothing occurred that seemed important