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strike ◆◆◇ /stra I k/ (strikes , striking , struck , stricken ) The form struck is the past tense and past participle. The form stricken can also be used as the past participle for meanings 6 and 17 . 1 N‑COUNT [oft on N ] When there is a strike , workers stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves. [BUSINESS ] □  French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay. □  Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents. □  …a call for strike action.

2 VERB When workers strike , they go on strike. [BUSINESS ] □ [V ] …their recognition of the workers' right to strike. □ [V + for ] They shouldn't be striking for more money. □ [V -ing] The government agreed not to sack any of the striking workers. ●  strik|er (strikers ) N‑COUNT □  The strikers want higher wages, which state governments say they can't afford.

3 VERB If you strike someone or something, you deliberately hit them. [FORMAL ] □ [V n prep/adv] She took two quick steps forward and struck him across the mouth. □ [V n] It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.

4 VERB If something that is falling or moving strikes something, it hits it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] His head struck the bottom when he dived into the 6ft end of the pool. □ [V n] One 16-inch shell struck the control tower.

5 VERB If you strike one thing against another, or if one thing strikes against another, the first thing hits the second thing. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + on/against ] Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor. □ [V + against ] My right toe struck against a submerged rock.

6 VERB If something such as an illness or disaster strikes , it suddenly happens. □ [V ] Bank of England officials continued to insist that the pound would soon return to stability but disaster struck. □ [V n] A powerful earthquake struck the island early this morning.

7 VERB To strike means to attack someone or something quickly and violently. □ [V ] The attacker struck as she was walking near the town centre.

8 N‑COUNT A military strike is a military attack, especially an air attack. □  …a punitive air strike. □  …a nuclear strike. [Also + against ]

9 VERB If something strikes at the heart or root of something, it attacks or conflicts with the basic elements or principles of that thing. [LITERARY ] □ [V + at ] …a rejection of her core beliefs and values, which strikes at the very heart of her being.

10 VERB [no cont] If an idea or thought strikes you, it suddenly comes into your mind. □ [V n] A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then? □ [V n that] At this point, it suddenly struck me that I was wasting my time.

11 VERB If something strikes you as being a particular thing, it gives you the impression of being that thing. □ [V n + as ] He struck me as a very serious but friendly person. □ [V n + as ] You've always struck me as being an angry man.

12 VERB If you are struck by something, you think it is very impressive, noticeable, or interesting. □ [be V -ed + by/with ] She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence. □ [V n] What struck me about the firm is how genuinely friendly and informal it is.