on strike

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn strahyk]
- /ɒn, ɔn straɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn strahyk]
- /ɒn, ɔn straɪk/

Definitions of on strike words

verb with object on strike to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit. 1
verb with object on strike to inflict, deliver, or deal (a blow, stroke, attack, etc.). 1
verb with object on strike to drive so as to cause impact: to strike the hands together. 1
verb with object on strike to thrust forcibly: Brutus struck a dagger into the dying Caesar. 1
verb with object on strike to produce (fire, sparks, light, etc.) by percussion, friction, etc. 1
verb with object on strike to cause (a match) to ignite by friction. 1

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Origin of on strike

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; 1768 for def 65; (v.) Middle English striken to stroke, beat, cross out, Old English strīcan to stroke, make level; cognate with German streichen; (noun) Middle English: unit of dry measure (i.e., something leveled off; see strick), derivative of the v.; akin to streak, stroke1

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Parts of speech for On strike

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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on strike popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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