| hit | | |
| n. (act) | 1. hit | (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).; "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" |
| ~ exploit, feat, effort | a notable achievement.; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" |
| ~ base hit, safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| n. (act) | 2. hit, hitting, striking | the act of contacting one thing with another.; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" |
| ~ touching, touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them.; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
| ~ contusion | the action of bruising.; "the bruise resulted from a contusion" |
| ~ crash, smash | the act of colliding with something.; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" |
| ~ bunt | (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat. |
| ~ fly ball, fly | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air. |
| ~ ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground. |
| ~ header | (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head. |
| ~ scorcher, screamer | a very hard hit ball. |
| ~ plunker, plunk | (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly. |
| n. (act) | 3. bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike | a conspicuous success.; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| ~ megahit, smash hit, blockbuster | an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel). |
| ~ sleeper | an unexpected hit.; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer" |
| n. (event) | 4. collision, hit | (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together.; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction" |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ impinging, striking, contact | the physical coming together of two or more things.; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. hit | a dose of a narcotic drug. |
| ~ dose, dosage | a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. |
| n. (act) | 6. hit | a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate.; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit" |
| ~ murder, slaying, execution | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being. |
| n. (act) | 7. hit | a connection made via the internet to another website.; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide" |
| ~ joining, connexion, connection | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication).; "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" |
| v. (contact) | 8. hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| ~ play | shoot or hit in a particular manner.; "She played a good backhand last night" |
| ~ foul | hit a foul ball. |
| ~ cannon | make a cannon. |
| ~ clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise.; "clap two boards together" |
| ~ ground out | make an out by hitting the ball on the ground. |
| ~ toe | drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club. |
| ~ shank | hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction. |
| ~ pitch | hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin. |
| ~ fly | hit a fly. |
| ~ snap | put in play with a snap.; "snap a football" |
| ~ whang | propel or hit with force.; "whang the ball" |
| ~ undercut | strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot. |
| ~ putt | strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter.; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole" |
| ~ heel | strike with the heel of the club.; "heel a golf ball" |
| ~ toe | hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club. |
| ~ bunker | hit a golf ball into a bunker. |
| ~ bounce | hit something so that it bounces.; "bounce a ball" |
| ~ backhand | hit a tennis ball backhand. |
| ~ pop | hit a pop-fly.; "He popped out to shortstop" |
| ~ follow through | carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball. |
| ~ shell | hit the pitches of hard and regularly.; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning" |
| ~ ground | hit onto the ground. |
| ~ ground | hit a groundball.; "he grounded to the second baseman" |
| ~ top | strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin. |
| ~ pull | hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing.; "pull the ball" |
| ~ kill | hit with great force.; "He killed the ball" |
| ~ kill | hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games.; "She killed the ball" |
| ~ connect | hit or play a ball successfully.; "The batter connected for a home run" |
| ~ drive | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.; "drive a ball" |
| ~ drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off.; "drive a golf ball" |
| ~ hole, hole out | hit the ball into the hole. |
| ~ bunt, drag a bunt | hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance. |
| ~ snick | hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat. |
| ~ racket | hit (a ball) with a racket. |
| ~ dribble, carry | propel,.; "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" |
| ~ slice | hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction. |
| ~ hook | hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left. |
| ~ single | hit a single.; "the batter singled to left field" |
| ~ double | hit a two-base hit. |
| ~ triple | hit a three-base hit. |
| ~ propel, impel | cause to move forward with force.; "Steam propels this ship" |
| ~ smash | hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke. |
| ~ shoot | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" |
| ~ volley | hit before it touches the ground.; "volley the tennis ball" |
| ~ croquet | drive away by hitting with one's ball,.; "croquet the opponent's ball" |
| ~ loft | kick or strike high in the air.; "loft a ball" |
| v. (contact) | 9. collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| ~ stub | strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ ping | hit with a pinging noise.; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" |
| ~ spang, bang | leap, jerk, bang.; "Bullets spanged into the trees" |
| ~ rear-end | collide with the rear end of.; "The car rear-ended me" |
| ~ broadside | collide with the broad side of.; "her car broad-sided mine" |
| ~ connect | land on or hit solidly.; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out" |
| ~ spat | strike with a sound like that of falling rain.; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" |
| ~ thud | strike with a dull sound.; "Bullets were thudding against the wall" |
| ~ bottom | strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom. |
| ~ bottom out | hit the ground.; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road" |
| ~ bump, knock | knock against with force or violence.; "My car bumped into the tree" |
| ~ bump into, jar against, knock against, butt against, run into | collide violently with an obstacle.; "I ran into the telephone pole" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ clash, collide | crash together with violent impact.; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" |
| ~ glance | hit at an angle. |
| v. (contact) | 10. hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ clap | strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting. |
| ~ bang, slam | strike violently.; "slam the ball" |
| ~ lace into, lam into, lay into, pitch into, tear into | hit violently, as in an attack. |
| ~ kick | strike with the foot.; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" |
| ~ swipe | strike with a swiping motion. |
| ~ smite | inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon. |
| ~ hook | hit with a hook.; "His opponent hooked him badly" |
| ~ swat | hit swiftly with a violent blow.; "Swat flies" |
| ~ bash, sock, whap, bonk, bop, whop | hit hard. |
| ~ bean | hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball. |
| ~ pop | hit or strike.; "He popped me on the head" |
| ~ catch, get | reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" |
| ~ conk | hit, especially on the head.; "The stranger conked him and he fainted" |
| ~ cosh | hit with a cosh, usually on the head. |
| ~ brain | hit on the head. |
| ~ smash, blast, boom, nail | hit hard.; "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
| ~ crack | hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise.; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler" |
| ~ stun, sandbag | hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag. |
| ~ bat | strike with, or as if with a baseball bat.; "bat the ball" |
| ~ bat | use a bat.; "Who's batting?" |
| ~ bat | have a turn at bat.; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" |
| ~ cut | hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction.; "cut a Ping-Pong ball" |
| ~ pound, thump, poke | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" |
| ~ smack, thwack | deliver a hard blow to.; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved" |
| ~ belt | deliver a blow to.; "He belted his opponent" |
| ~ punch, plug | deliver a quick blow to.; "he punched me in the stomach" |
| ~ slug, swig, slog | strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat.; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" |
| ~ wallop, whack, wham, whop | hit hard.; "The teacher whacked the boy" |
| ~ biff, pommel, pummel | strike, usually with the fist.; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" |
| ~ buff, buffet | strike, beat repeatedly.; "The wind buffeted him" |
| ~ box | hit with the fist.; "I'll box your ears!" |
| ~ bludgeon, club | strike with a club or a bludgeon. |
| ~ cudgel, fustigate | strike with a cudgel. |
| v. (motion) | 11. arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ catch up | reach the point where one should be after a delay.; "I caught up on my homework" |
| ~ surmount, scale | reach the highest point of.; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" |
| ~ get at, access | reach or gain access to.; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" |
| ~ bottom out | reach the low point.; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" |
| ~ peak, top out | to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity.; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"; "Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" |
| ~ summit, breast | reach the summit (of a mountain).; "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" |
| ~ top | reach or ascend the top of.; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon" |
| ~ make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ find | succeed in reaching; arrive at.; "The arrow found its mark" |
| ~ culminate | reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body. |
| ~ come through, get through | succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems.; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" |
| ~ run aground, ground | hit or reach the ground. |
| v. (contact) | 12. hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| v. (competition) | 13. hit, pip, shoot | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ gun down | strike down or shoot down. |
| ~ grass | shoot down, of birds. |
| ~ kneecap | shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning.; "They kneecapped the industrialist" |
| ~ pip, shoot | kill by firing a missile. |
| v. (possession) | 14. hit, stumble | encounter by chance.; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant" |
| ~ come into, come by | obtain, especially accidentally. |
| v. (competition) | 15. hit, rack up, score, tally | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ par | make a score (on a hole) equal to par. |
| ~ shoot | score.; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" |
| ~ convert | score (a spare). |
| ~ convert | complete successfully.; "score a penalty shot or free throw" |
| ~ convert | score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone.; "Smith converted and his team won" |
| ~ homer | hit a home run. |
| ~ gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance | obtain advantages, such as points, etc..; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" |
| ~ kick | make a goal.; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" |
| ~ eagle | shoot in two strokes under par. |
| ~ hole up | score a hole in one. |
| ~ ace | score an ace against.; "He aced his opponents" |
| ~ walk | obtain a base on balls. |
| ~ equalise, equalize, get even | compensate; make the score equal. |
| ~ get, have, make | achieve a point or goal.; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" |
| v. (perception) | 16. come to, hit, strike | cause to experience suddenly.; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| v. (competition) | 17. hit, strike | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ slice | hit a ball so that it causes a backspin. |
| ~ chop | hit sharply. |
| ~ stroke | strike a ball with a smooth blow. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ strike back, retaliate | make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil.; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" |
| ~ hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" |
| v. (social) | 18. bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay | kill intentionally and with premeditation.; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ burke | murder without leaving a trace on the body. |
| ~ execute | murder in a planned fashion.; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" |
| v. (motion) | 19. hit, strike | drive something violently into a location.; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ smash | hit violently.; "She smashed her car against the guard rail" |
| v. (motion) | 20. attain, hit, reach | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level.; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| ~ max out | reach a maximum.; "I maxed out on all my credit cards" |
| ~ break even | attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport. |
| v. (contact) | 21. hit, strike | produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically.; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| v. (consumption) | 22. hit | consume to excess.; "hit the bottle" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| v. (competition) | 23. hit | hit the intended target or goal. |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | attain success or reach a desired goal.; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| v. (communication) | 24. hit | pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to.; "He tries to hit on women in bars" |
| ~ approach | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" |
| pika | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. coney, cony, mouse hare, pika, rock rabbit | small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America. |
| ~ gnawing mammal, lagomorph | relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing. |
| ~ family ochotonidae, ochotonidae | pikas and extinct forms. |
| ~ little chief hare, ochotona princeps | North American pika. |
| ~ collared pika, ochotona collaris | similar to little chief hare and may be same species. |
| strike | | |
| n. (act) | 1. strike, work stoppage | 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" |
| ~ job action | a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands. |
| ~ sit-down, sit-down strike | a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached. |
| ~ sympathetic strike, sympathy strike | a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer. |
| ~ walkout | a strike in which the workers walk out. |
| ~ wildcat strike | a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union. |
| n. (act) | 2. strike | an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective.; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" |
| ~ attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ first strike | the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate.; "the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India" |
| ~ surgical strike | an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target. |
| ~ preventive attack, preventive strike | a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces. |
| n. (event) | 3. rap, strike, tap | a gentle blow. |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (act) | 4. strike, ten-strike | a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball.; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" |
| ~ score | the act of scoring in a game or sport.; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" |
| n. (act) | 5. strike | (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" |
| ~ pitch, delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter. |
| v. (contact) | 6. strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ jab | strike or punch with quick and short blows. |
| ~ dab, pat | hit lightly.; "pat him on the shoulder" |
| ~ bunt, butt | to strike, thrust or shove against.; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| ~ knock, strike hard | deliver a sharp blow or push :.; "He knocked the glass clear across the room" |
| ~ knock down, push down, pull down, cut down, down | cause to come or go down.; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" |
| ~ spur | strike with a spur. |
| ~ beak, peck, pick | hit lightly with a picking motion. |
| ~ tap, tip | strike lightly.; "He tapped me on the shoulder" |
| ~ hew | strike with an axe; cut down, strike.; "hew an oak" |
| ~ sideswipe | strike from the side. |
| ~ lash, whip | strike as if by whipping.; "The curtain whipped her face" |
| ~ beat | hit repeatedly.; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" |
| ~ beat | strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music.; "beat one's breast"; "beat one's foot rhythmically" |
| ~ sclaff | strike (the ground) in making a sclaff. |
| ~ clout | strike hard, especially with the fist.; "He clouted his attacker" |
| ~ knap, rap | strike sharply.; "rap him on the knuckles" |
| ~ chop | strike sharply, as in some sports. |
| ~ slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand.; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" |
| ~ sclaff | strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first. |
| ~ batter, buffet, knock about | strike against forcefully.; "Winds buffeted the tent" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. affect, impress, move, strike | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ infect | affect in a contagious way.; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room" |
| ~ surprise | cause to be surprised.; "The news really surprised me" |
| ~ ingrain, impress, instill | produce or try to produce a vivid impression of.; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" |
| ~ awaken | make aware.; "They were awakened to the sad facts" |
| ~ incite, motivate, prompt, actuate, propel, move | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| ~ engrave | impress or affect deeply.; "The event engraved itself into her memory" |
| ~ strike dumb | render speechless, as by surprising or shocking.; "we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement" |
| ~ zap | strike suddenly and with force.; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" |
| ~ jar | affect in a disagreeable way.; "This play jarred the audience" |
| ~ hit home, strike a note, strike home, strike a chord | refer to or be relevant or familiar to.; "I hope this message hits home!" |
| ~ smite | affect suddenly with deep feeling.; "He was smitten with love for this young girl" |
| ~ cloud | make gloomy or depressed.; "Their faces were clouded with sadness" |
| ~ pierce | move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply.; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students" |
| ~ impress | impress positively.; "The young chess player impressed her audience" |
| ~ sweep off, sweep away | overwhelm emotionally.; "Her swept her away" |
| ~ disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| ~ touch, stir | affect emotionally.; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" |
| ~ move | arouse sympathy or compassion in.; "Her fate moved us all" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ sadden | make unhappy.; "The news of her death saddened me" |
| ~ alienate | make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated.; "the boring work alienated his employees" |
| ~ come to, hit, strike | cause to experience suddenly.; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" |
| v. (communication) | 8. strike | indicate (a certain time) by striking.; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck" |
| ~ record, register, read, show | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" |
| v. (social) | 9. strike, walk out | stop work in order to press demands.; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| v. (stative) | 10. fall, shine, strike | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| v. (social) | 11. come to, strike | attain.; "The horse finally struck a pace" |
| ~ achieve, attain, accomplish, reach | to gain with effort.; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
| v. (change) | 12. strike | cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.; "strike an arc" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ strike | produce by ignition or a blow.; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" |
| v. (possession) | 13. attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike | find unexpectedly.; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" |
| ~ regain, find | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost.; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" |
| v. (creation) | 14. strike | produce by ignition or a blow.; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" |
| ~ strike | cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.; "strike an arc" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (contact) | 15. excise, expunge, scratch, strike | remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark" |
| ~ delete, cancel | remove or make invisible.; "Please delete my name from your list" |
| v. (motion) | 16. assume, strike, take, take up | occupy or take on.; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ fill, occupy, take | assume, as of positions or roles.; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" |
| v. (creation) | 17. coin, mint, strike | form by stamping, punching, or printing.; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| v. (contact) | 18. strickle, strike | smooth with a strickle.; "strickle the grain in the measure" |
| ~ smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.; "smooth the surface of the wood" |
| ~ even, even out, level, flush | make level or straight.; "level the ground" |
| v. (contact) | 19. strike | pierce with force.; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| v. (cognition) | 20. strike | arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing.; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain" |
| ~ figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" |
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