strike

1. strike (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.

Example: Please strike the last sentence.

2. strike (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.: To hit.

Example: Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose.  A bullet struck him.  The ship struck a reef.

3. strike (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.: To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

Example: And they ſhall take of the blood and ſtrike it on the two ſide poſtes,[…]

4. strike (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.

Example: It was then I knew I had made my third mistake. Yes, three strikes right across the plate, and as I hollered "Honey, please wait" she was gone.

5. strike (noun) — sense 5

Definition: The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.

6. strike (noun) — sense 6

Definition: A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

Example: After an eleven-week strike, it was management that finally blinked.