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

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

pitch, delivery - (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

score - the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"

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 unsually 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"

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, run into, butt against - 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"

touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

jab - strike or punch quick and short blows

dab, pat - hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"

bunt, butt - to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"

collide with, impinge on, strike, hit, run into - 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 gold ball) such that the ground is scraped first

batter, buffet, knock about - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

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, instill, impress - 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, propel, actuate, 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 dumbstruck 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, bodily feelings, etc.) 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"

sadden - make unhappy; `The news of her death saddened me'

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"

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"

record, register, read, show - indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, 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"

dissent, protest, resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

shape, form - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"

strike - produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"

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!"

strike - cause to form 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"

delete, cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

move, displace - cause to move, 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"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

fill, take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"

create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch

even, even out, flush, level - make level or straight; "level the ground"

penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

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"