(v): make physical contact with, come in contact with
(v): have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
(v): hit against; come into sudden contact with
(v): make physical contact with, come in contact with
(v): make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
(v): launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
(v): indicate (a certain time) by striking
(v): indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
(v): affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
(v): have an effect upon
(v): stop work in order to press demands
(v): express opposition through action or words
(v): touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
(v): come to pass
(v): attain
(v): to gain with effort
(v): produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
(v): make physical contact with, come in contact with
(v): cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
(v): give shape or form to
(v): find unexpectedly
(v): come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
(v): produce by ignition or a blow
(v): make or cause to be or to become
(v): remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
(v): remove or make invisible
(v): cause to experience suddenly
(v): drive something violently into a location
(v): cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
(v): occupy or take on
(v): move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
(v): form by stamping, punching, or printing
(v): make from scratch
(v): smooth with a strickle
(v): make level or straight
(v): pierce with force
(v): pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
(v): arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
(v): find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
(n): a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
(n): a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands
(n): an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
(n): (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
(n): a gentle blow
(n): an impact (as from a collision)
(n): a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
(n): the act of scoring in a game or sport
(n): (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
(n): (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
(n): a conspicuous success
(n): an attainment that is successful
This is also a phrase that lighting people (on stage or more often film) will shout to warn everyone before turning on bright lights.
Writers, producers
May be nearing a new pact.
This is a good thing?
-- Producers Say Writers Could Return on Monday, The New York Times, Feb. 9, 2008
An expression my sister uses - "Strike!" - to convey surprise or amazement.
Contronymic in the sense: hit vs. miss (as in "strike three").