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13 VERB If you strike a deal or a bargain with someone, you come to an agreement with them. □ [V n + with ] They struck a deal with their paper supplier, getting two years of newsprint on credit. □ [V n] The two struck a deal in which Rendell took half of what a manager would. □ [V n] He insists he has struck no bargains for their release.

14 VERB If you strike a balance, you do something that is halfway between two extremes. □ [V n] At times like that you have to strike a balance between sleep and homework.

15 VERB If you strike a pose or attitude, you put yourself in a particular position, for example when someone is taking your photograph. □ [V n] She struck a pose, one hand on her hip.

16 VERB If something strikes fear into people, it makes them very frightened or anxious. [LITERARY ] □ [V n + in/into ] His name strikes fear into the hearts of his opponents .

17 VERB [usu passive] If you are struck dumb or blind, you suddenly become unable to speak or to see. [WRITTEN ] □ [be V -ed] I was struck dumb by this and had to think it over for a moment.

18 VERB When a clock strikes , its bells make a sound to indicate what the time is. □ [V n] The clock struck nine. □ [V ] Finally, the clock strikes.

19 VERB If you strike words from a document or an official record, you remove them. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + from ] Strike that from the minutes. [Also V n] ● PHRASAL VERB Strike out means the same as strike . □ [V P n] The censor struck out the next two lines. [Also V n P ]

20 VERB When you strike a match, you make it produce a flame by moving it quickly against something rough. □ [V n] Robina struck a match and held it to the crumpled newspaper in the grate.

21 VERB If someone strikes oil or gold, they discover it in the ground as a result of mining or drilling. □ [V n] Hamilton Oil announced that it had struck oil in the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea.

22 VERB [usu passive] When a coin or medal is struck , it is made. □ [be V -ed] Another medal was specially struck for him.

23 → see also stricken , striking , hunger strike

24 PHRASE If you strike gold , you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success. [JOURNALISM ] □  The company has struck gold with its new holiday development.

25 PHRASE If you strike it rich , you make a lot of money, especially in a short time. [INFORMAL ] □  He hoped to strike it rich by investing in ginseng.

26to strike a chord → see chord

27to strike home → see home ➊

28to strike it lucky → see lucky

29to strike a happy medium → see medium

▸  strike back PHRASAL VERB If you strike back , you harm or criticize someone who has harmed or criticized you. □ [V P ] Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back. □ [V P + at ] Sometimes, Kappy got angry and struck back at him in whatever way she could.

▸  strike down PHRASAL VERB [usu passive] If someone is struck down , especially by an illness, they are killed or severely harmed by it. [WRITTEN ] □ [be V -ed P ] Frank had been struck down by a massive heart attack.

▸  strike off PHRASAL VERB [usu passive] If someone such as a doctor or lawyer is struck off , their name is removed from the official register and they are not allowed to do medical or legal work any more. [BRIT ] □ [be V -ed P ] …a company lawyer who had been struck off for dishonest practices. □ [be V -ed P ] He could be struck off the medical register.

▸  strike out