strike
strike is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What does strike mean?
Drive something violently into a location.
Cause to experience suddenly.
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
Form by stamping, punching, or printing.
“strike coins”
“strike a medal”
Smooth with a strickle.
Stop work in order to press demands.
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments.
“The pianist strikes a middle C”
“strike `z' on the keyboard”
Occupy or take on.
“strike a pose”
Hit against; come into sudden contact with.
Attain.
Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing.
“strike a balance”
“strike a bargain”
Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.
“strike an arc”
Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.
“the opponent refused to strike”
Disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set.
“after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up”
Indicate (a certain time) by striking.
Pierce with force.
Produce by ignition or a blow.
“strike fire from the flintstone”
“strike a match”
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
“We must strike the enemy's oil fields”
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.
Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.
Find unexpectedly.
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.
“Please strike this remark from the record”
A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions.
“the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled”
A conspicuous success.
An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective.
“the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn”
(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.
“this pitcher throws more strikes than balls”
A gentle blow.
A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball.
“he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame”