remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
(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"
produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"
a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"