strike

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

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Definition

  1. noun a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
  2. noun an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
  3. noun a gentle blow

Etymology

From Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, rub, press”). Cognate with Dutch strijken, German streichen, Danish stryge, Icelandic strýkja, strýkva.

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Synonyms

work stoppage

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