Foundation level · Year 4 · free
strike
verb · Say it: STRIKE
What it means
Foundationto hit something or someone hard
Oliver watched the bat strike the ball and send it flying across the park.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- bang
- hit
- knock
- thump
More examples
- The clock on the school hall wall strikes twelve at lunchtime every day.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'strican', meaning to stroke or go.
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