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

(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

a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball

he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame

an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn

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

a gentle blow

cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

strike an arc

arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

strike a balance

strike a bargain

indicate (a certain time) by striking

The clock struck midnight

Just when I entered, the clock struck

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

affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

We were hit by really bad weather

He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager

produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically

The pianist strikes a middle C

strike `z' on the keyboard