"Strike" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A verb and a noun with multiple meanings.
Verb:
To hit or collide with something or someone with force.
To force someone to stop doing something, especially by refusing to work with them.
To abolish or cancel something officially, such as a law or a job.
To hit or come into contact with something forcefully in a sporting competition, such as a baseball or golf swing.
Noun:
A blow or a collision with something or someone.
A sudden labor dispute in which workers refuse to work, often in order to negotiate with their employer for better wages, benefits, or working conditions.
A restraint from working in order to coerce someone into agreeing to demands, such as a labor union protest.
A card in the card game Whist.
A strigil (plural: strigils) is an ancient surgical instrument used in ancient Greece and Rome to remove sweat, dirt, and oil from the skin after bathing. It consisted of a curved or pointed instrument made of metal, wood, or bone, with a handle or a loop at one end. In a broader sense, a strigil is also the act of using such an instrument to clean oneself.<br><br>In mythology and literature, a strigil is also sometimes associated with the image of the Minotaur, a creature that had a strigil-like shape.<br><br>In addition, the word "strigil" has been used in modern times to describe a tool used in prosthetics or as a name for a internet meme.
The word "strigine" refers to a group of nocturnal mammals belonging to the family Soricidae, also known as shrew-orange toads or insectivorous shrews. They are related to the shrews and moles, but are more closely related to insectivores andilos than either of these. Strigines are nocturnal, burrowing animals that feed on insects, fruits, and small invertebrates.
Strikethrough is a typographical convention in which a line is drawn through the middle of a word or phrase, typically to indicate that it is incorrect, no longer relevant, or to be ignored.<br><br>Other uses of strikethrough include:<br><br> To signify removal or cancellation of a word or phrase<br> To indicate irony or sarcasm<br> To show a contradiction or disagreement<br> To create a humorous effect