English Vocabulary: Strike. May 2nd is an International Worker’s Rights Day. In countries all over the world, people are striking for better working conditions and better pay. There are many ways to use the word strike, so let’s take a look at some of them.
STRIKE (verb)
- to refuse to continue working due to an arguement with your boss. Usaully over working conditions, pay, etc.
- One person or a group of people can strike.
- We are striking for better working conditions.
- The teachers strike every year on the same day to raise awareness about a variety of educational concerns.
- Strike can also mean to forcefully hit someone or something
- He is in jail after striking a woman on the street for no reason.
- Julie struck the football so hard that it hot the back wall.
- Something that happens all of a sudden and has a major impact, usually negative.
- The lightning struck the building and killed three people.
- The storm is moving fast and they say it will strike within the hour.
GO ON STRIKE
- Same meaning as strike.
- The French workers are going on strike this weekend.
- They went on strike last week.
STRIKE (NOUN)
- A perdiod of time that a worker does not work due to arguement with management about working conditions, pay, etc.
- The man died in prison after a 90-day hunger strike.
- The workers are calling for a nationwide strike to happen next month.
- A strong hit
- The strike to his head may cause permanent damage.
- The building was damaged by the lightning strikes.
Other meanings and collocations with strike
- The clock strikes midnight in 5 minutes! (sounds a bell or turns that time)
- He struck out their best hitter (baseball reference)
- In baseball you only have three stikes and you’re out!
- She stuck the ball as hard as she could. (hit the ball hard)
- They said it wasn’t a good idea to teach children how to strike a match. (light a match)
- I’m so mad I want to strike them from the list of attendees. (to take someone off a list)
- When the country struck oil, everyone suddenly wanted to be their best friends. (found oil)
- We finally struck a deal with them and we start work on Monday. (made an agreement)
- Doesn’t it strike you as odd that she never even called? (to seem strange)
- Although my partner didn’t want me too, I decided to take part in the strike. (join the strike)
- There have been so many air strikes in the last week that I think most of the people have left the city. (military attacks from the air)
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