…hit forcibly and deliberately with one’s hand or a weapon or other implement…
…(of a band or orchestra) begin to play a piece of music…
…begin a friendship or conversation with someone, typically in a casual way…
…(of a blow or a missile) reach an intended target…
…discover gold during the course of drilling or mining…
…dismiss someone (or be dismissed) by means of three strikes…
…the success rate of a sports team, typically in scoring goals or runs…
…an imaginary area over home plate extending from the armpits to the knees of a batter in the batting position…
…an attack with nuclear weapons designed to destroy the enemy’s nuclear weapons before use…
…a prolonged refusal to eat, carried out as a protest by a prisoner…
…a retaliatory attack conducted with weapons designed to withstand an initial nuclear attack (a ‘first strike’)…
…(of two people) clasp hands to seal a deal or agreement…
…the price fixed by the seller of a security after receiving bids in a tender offer, typically for a sale of gilt-edged securities or a new stock market issue…
…a strike consisting of a coordinated series of consecutive limited strikes by small groups of workers…
…a person who works or is employed in place of others who are on strike, thereby making the strike ineffectual…
…cause someone to feel sympathy, emotion, or enthusiasm…
…a strike by workers after little or no warning, especially without official union backing…
…hold one’s body in a particular position to create an impression…
…acquire a great deal of money, typically in a sudden or unexpected way…
…used as an expression of surprise, dismay, or alarm…
…a fault in which rock strata are displaced mainly in a horizontal direction, parallel to the line of the fault…
…a debilitating military attack, especially one aimed at the enemy’s leadership…
…express (a particular feeling or view) about something…
…do something to help (or hinder) a cause, belief, or principle…
…discover or think of, especially unexpectedly or by chance…
…act in support of (or opposition to)…
…say or do something in a way that that is very suitable (or unsuitable) for a particular audience or occasion…
…skilfully appeal to or arouse a particular emotion in others…
…debar a solicitor from practising as a penalty for dishonesty or other misconduct…
…affect in a vital area with potentially destructive results…
…officially remove someone from membership of a professional group…
…(of two or more people) creatively inspire each other while working on something…
…a time of day specified as an exact number of hours from midnight or midday…
…cause or create a particular strong emotion in (someone)…
