Stike vs. Strike — Which is Correct Spelling?
Edited by Tayyaba Rehman — By Fiza Rafique — Updated on March 25, 2024
"Stike" is an incorrect spelling. "Strike" is the correct form, referring to a forceful hit or a work stoppage.
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Which is correct: Stike or Strike
How to spell Strike?
Stike
Incorrect Spelling
Strike
Correct Spelling
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Key Differences
Think of a "strike" in baseball; there's an "r" before the "i".
Envision a lightning "strike" - it has an 'r' in its power.
Recall: "Three strikes, and you're out!" in baseball, with the "r".
A "strike" is when workers refuse to work; remember the "r".
Use a mnemonic: "Striking a match requires 'ri' to light."
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How Do You Spell Strike Correctly?
Incorrect: The clock was about to stike midnight.
Correct: The clock was about to strike midnight.
Incorrect: The idea didn't stike him until much later.
Correct: The idea didn't strike him until much later.
Incorrect: The player aimed to stike the ball into the goal.
Correct: The player aimed to strike the ball into the goal.
Incorrect: Workers decided to stike for better wages and conditions.
Correct: Workers decided to strike for better wages and conditions.
Incorrect: Lightning stike can cause significant damage.
Correct: Lightning strike can cause significant damage.
Strike Definitions
Strike can also mean removing or erasing.
Strike that sentence from the record.
Strike signifies an act of hitting or attacking suddenly.
The snake struck its prey swiftly.
To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement
Struck the table in anger.
Strikes the ball with a nine iron.
Struck the nail with a hammer.
To inflict (a blow).
To penetrate or pierce
Was struck in the leg by a bullet.
To collide with or crash into
She struck the desk with her knee.
To cause to come into violent or forceful contact
She struck her knee against the desk.
To thrust (a weapon, for example) in or into someone or something
Struck the sword into the dragon.
To damage or destroy, as by forceful contact
Lightning struck the tree.
To make a military attack on; assault.
To afflict suddenly, as with a disease or impairment
Was stricken with cancer.
To cause to become suddenly in a certain way
Struck him dead.
To snap at or seize (a bait).
To hook (a fish that has taken the bait) by a pull on the line.
To wound by biting. Used especially of a snake.
To form by stamping, printing, or punching
Strike a medallion.
To produce or play by manipulating strings or keys
Strike a B flat.
Strike w, t, and y on the keyboard.
To indicate by a percussive or chiming sound
The clock struck nine.
To produce as if by playing a musical instrument
The report struck a positive note in the final paragraph.
To produce by friction or a blow
Struck fire from the flints.
To produce flame, light, or a spark by friction
Strike a match.
To remove or separate suddenly, as with a blow
Struck the wasp from his shoulder.
Struck off the diseased branch with a machete.
To eliminate or expunge
Strike a trial witness's answer to a question as inadmissible hearsay.
To come upon (a mineral deposit) by effort; discover
Struck gold.
To come to; reach or attain
Finally struck the main trail.
To fall upon; shine on
A bright light struck her face.
To become audible to
An odd sound struck his ear.
To affect keenly or forcibly; impress
The suggestion struck her as foolish.
To enter the mind of
The thought struck me from out of the blue.
To cause (a strong emotion) to penetrate deeply
Struck terror into their hearts.
To affect or overcome with strong emotion
She was struck with alarm at the news.
To make and confirm the terms of (a bargain).
To achieve (a balance, for example) by careful consideration.
To position one's body in (a pose, for example); assume.
To haul down (a mast or sail).
To lower (a flag or sail) in salute or surrender.
To lower (cargo) into a hold.
To remove (theatrical properties, a set, or technical equipment) from a stage.
To dismantle and pack up for departure
Strike camp.
To undertake a strike against (an employer).
To level or even (a measure, as of grain).
To smooth or shape with a strickle.
To send (plant roots) out or down.
To cause (a plant cutting) to take root.
To deal a blow or blows, as with the fist or a weapon; hit.
To aim a stroke or blow
Struck at his opponent but missed.
To make contact suddenly or violently; collide
A car and a bus struck at the intersection.
To begin a military attack
The enemy struck unexpectedly.
(Sports) To score a goal
The home team struck early in the game.
To take bait
The fish are striking.
To dart or shoot suddenly forward in an attempt to inflict a bite or wound. Used of snakes and wild animals.
To set out or proceed, especially in a new direction
Struck off into the forest.
To begin to move
The horse struck into a gallop.
To send out roots.
To sprout.
To indicate the time by making a percussive or chiming sound
The clock struck just as we left.
To become indicated by a percussive or chiming sound
The hour has struck.
To become ignited.
To discover something suddenly or unexpectedly
Struck on a new approach.
To fall, as light or sound
Sunlight striking on the cliffs.
A din struck upon their ears.
To have an effect; make an impression.
To engage in a strike against an employer.
To interrupt by pushing oneself forward
Struck rudely into the conversation.
To strive diligently for a specific technical rating in the US Navy.
An act or gesture of striking.
An attack, especially a military air attack on a single group of targets.
(Sports) A scoring attempt, often resulting in a goal.
A cessation of work by employees in support of demands made on their employer, as for higher pay or improved conditions.
A temporary stoppage of normal activity undertaken as a protest.
A sudden achievement or valuable discovery, as of a precious mineral.
The taking of bait by a fish.
A pull on a fishing line indicating this.
A quantity of coins or medals struck at the same time.
(Baseball) A pitched ball that is counted against the batter, typically one that is swung at and missed, fouled off, or judged to have passed through the strike zone.
A perfectly thrown ball
The quarterback threw a strike to the receiver.
An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic; a disadvantage
"[They] were trying to sell a movie with several strikes against it as a mass-audience 'property'" (John Sayles).
The knocking down of all the pins in bowling with the first bowl of a frame.
The score so made.
The taking root and growing of a plant cutting.
(Geology) The course or bearing of a structural surface, such as an inclined bed, as it intersects a horizontal plane.
The removal of all properties, sets, and technical equipment following a final performance, as of a play or concert.
A strickle.
A device serving the functions of a strike plate, especially one that can be electronically released to allow access.
To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
Please strike the last sentence.
(physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
(transitive) To hit.
Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose.
A bullet struck him.
The ship struck a reef.
(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
(intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
(transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
We will strike a medal in your honour.
To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground.
The ship struck in the night.
(transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
The clock struck twelve.
The drums strike up a march.
(intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
(transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
To strike a light
(transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
To strike a match
(transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
A tree strikes its roots deep.
To have a sharp or severe effect.
(transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
(intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
(intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
The bank robber struck on the 2nd and 5th of May.
To impinge upon.
The first thing to strike my eye was a beautiful pagoda.
Tragedy struck when his brother was killed in a bush fire.
(intransitive) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
To quit (one's job).
(transitive) To impress, seem or appear (to).
Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.
(transitive) To create an impression.
The news struck a sombre chord.
(sports) To score a goal.
To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
To strike the mind with surprise;
To strike somebody with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror
To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
The proposed plan strikes me favourably.
May the Lord strike down those sinners!
I was struck dumb with astonishment.
To steal or rob; to take forcibly or fraudulently.
To borrow money from; to make a demand upon.
To touch; to act by appulse.
(transitive) To take down, especially in the following contexts.
(nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
(by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
The frigate has struck, sir! We've beaten them, the lily-livers!
To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
(intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
They struck off along the river.
(intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
(dated) To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
To strike into reputation;
To strike into a run
(intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
To make and ratify.
To strike a bargain
To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
(masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
My eye struck a strange word in the text.
They soon struck the trail.
To lade thickened sugar cane juice from a teache into a cooler.
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
(obsolete) To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
To balance (a ledger or account).
To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
(baseball) 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.
(bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
A blow or application of physical force against something.
(finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
(historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
(cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike.
The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
(geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.
An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
(obsolete) Fullness of measure; the whole amount produced at one time.
A strike of malt; a strike of coin
Excellence; quality.
An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
(ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
(obsolete) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.
The discovery of a source of something.
The strike plate of a door.
(fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
(philately) A cancellation postmark.
To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile.
He at Philippi keptHis sword e'en like a dancer; while I struckThe lean and wrinkled Cassius.
To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef.
To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two sideposts.
Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.
To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
To punish; to afflict; to smite.
To punish the just is not good, nor strike princes for equity.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.
To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.
To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror.
Nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the first view.
They please as beauties, here as wonders strike.
To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind.
How often has stricken you dumb with his irony!
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
Waving wide her myrtle wand,She strikes a universal peace through sea and land.
To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.
To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top.
To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail.
To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars.
To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.
To advance; to cause to go forward; - used only in past participle.
To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields.
A mouse . . . struck forth sternly [bodily].
To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
And fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand,With which he stroke so furious and so fell.
Strike now, or else the iron cools.
To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes.
A deep sound strikes like a rising knell.
To make an attack; to aim a blow.
A puny subject strikesAt thy great glory.
Struck for throne, and striking found his doom.
To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night.
To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
Till a dart strike through his liver.
Now and then a glittering beam of wit or passion strikes through the obscurity of the poem.
To break forth; to commence suddenly; - with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run.
To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy.
That the English ships of war should not strike in the Danish seas.
To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages.
To become attached to something; - said of the spat of oysters.
To steal money.
The act of striking.
An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
A bushel; four pecks.
An old measure of four bushels.
Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.
Three hogsheads of ale of the first strike.
The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, usually organized by a labor union, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer.
Strikes are the insurrections of labor.
A puddler's stirrer.
The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip.
The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing.
A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial.
The act of leveling all the pins with the first bowl; also, the score thus made. Sometimes called double spare. Throwing a strike entitles the player to add to the score for that frame the total number of pins knocked down in the next two bowls.
Any actual or constructive striking at the pitched ball, three of which, if the ball is not hit fairly, cause the batter to be put out; hence, any of various acts or events which are ruled as equivalent to such a striking, as failing to strike at a ball so pitched that the batter should have struck at it.
Same as Ten-strike.
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
An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective;
The strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
A pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit;
This pitcher throws more strikes than balls
A gentle blow
A score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball;
He finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
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
Hit against; come into sudden contact with;
The car hit a tree
He struck the table with his elbow
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
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
This child impressed me as unusually mature
This behavior struck me as odd
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
Indicate (a certain time) by striking;
The clock struck midnight
Just when I entered, the clock struck
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
Stop work in order to press demands;
The auto workers are striking for higher wages
The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met
Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
Light fell on her face
The sun shone on the fields
The light struck the golden necklace
A strange sound struck my ears
Attain;
The horse finally struck a pace
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically;
The pianist strikes a middle C
Strike `z' on the keyboard
Her comments struck a sour note
Cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp;
Strike an arc
Find unexpectedly;
The archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
She struck a goldmine
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
Produce by ignition or a blow;
Strike fire from the flintstone
Strike a match
Remove by erasing or crossing out;
Please strike this remark from the record
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
Drive something violently into a location;
He hit his fist on the table
She struck her head on the low ceiling
Occupy or take on;
He assumes the lotus position
She took her seat on the stage
We took our seats in the orchestra
She took up her position behind the tree
Strike a pose
Form by stamping, punching, or printing;
Strike coins
Strike a medal
Smooth with a strickle;
Strickle the grain in the measure
Pierce with force;
The bullet struck her thigh
The icy wind struck through our coats
Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;
Strike a balance
Strike a bargain
Strike means to hit forcibly and deliberately.
He struck the ball with force.
Strike can refer to a work stoppage by workers.
The factory workers went on strike for better wages.
Strike denotes coming across or discovering something.
They struck gold in the hills.
Strike Meaning in a Sentence
The match strike was quick, illuminating the dark room.
The workers voted to strike next week.
They called a strike after negotiations broke down.
He managed to strike the target with accuracy.
The company threatened to fire employees who strike.
The government tried to prevent the strike with a last-minute offer.
The union announced a nationwide strike.
The miners went on strike to demand safer working conditions.
They were on strike for over a month.
The teacher's strike affected schools nationwide.
Strike Idioms & Phrases
Strike gold
To find or discover something extremely valuable or successful.
The author struck gold with her debut novel.
Strike while the iron is hot
To take action at the right time.
He decided to strike while the iron was hot and launch his business.
Strike a balance
To find a compromise or middle ground.
It's important to strike a balance between work and leisure.
Strike up a conversation
To initiate a discussion.
She struck up a conversation with the person sitting next to her.
Strike a chord
To create an emotional response.
His speech struck a chord with the young voters.
Strike back
To retaliate or respond to an attack.
The team struck back in the second half and won the game.
Strike out
To fail; also, in baseball, to be out after missing three pitches.
He struck out in his attempt to convince the committee.
Strike a deal
To come to an agreement.
After hours of negotiation, they finally struck a deal.
Common Curiosities
Which vowel is used before Strike?
The letter "i" is the vowel before "strike".
What is the verb form of Strike?
"Strike" itself is a verb.
What is the pronunciation of Strike?
"Strike" is pronounced as /straɪk/.
Why is it called Strike?
It's called "strike" from Old English "strīcan", meaning "to pass over lightly".
What is the root word of Strike?
The root is Old English "strīcan".
What is the singular form of Strike?
"Strike" is singular.
Which preposition is used with Strike?
Prepositions like "against", "on", or "through" can be used with "strike".
Is Strike an adverb?
No, "strike" is not an adverb.
What is the plural form of Strike?
In the context of work stoppages, the plural is "strikes".
How do we divide Strike into syllables?
"Strike" cannot be divided as it's a single syllable.
What is a stressed syllable in Strike?
The entire word "strike" is stressed since it's one syllable.
Which conjunction is used with Strike?
Any conjunction can be used with "strike", depending on the sentence; e.g., "and", "but", "or".
Which article is used with Strike?
Both "the" and "a" can be used with "strike".
Is the word Strike is Gerund?
The gerund form of "strike" is "striking".
What part of speech is Strike?
"Strike" can be both a noun and a verb.
What is the opposite of Strike?
An opposite could be "caress" for a gentle touch or "work" against work stoppage.
Is Strike a negative or positive word?
"Strike" is neutral but can be negative or positive depending on context.
Is Strike a collective noun?
No, "strike" is not a collective noun.
Which determiner is used with Strike?
Determiners like "the", "my", "some", and "a" can be used with "strike".
What is the third form of Strike?
The third form (past participle) of the verb is "struck".
Is Strike a noun or adjective?
"Strike" can be both a noun and a verb.
Is Strike an abstract noun?
In the sense of a work stoppage, it can be considered abstract.
Is Strike a vowel or consonant?
"Strike" is a word containing both vowels and consonants.
Is the Strike term a metaphor?
It can be, as in "strike while the iron is hot".
Is the word Strike is imperative?
Yes, as in "Strike the match!"
Is the word “Strike” a Direct object or an Indirect object?
"Strike" can be used as a direct object, e.g., "I will strike the ball."
What is the first form of Strike?
The first form (base form) of the verb is "strike".
What is the second form of Strike?
The second form (past tense) of the verb is "struck".
Is Strike a countable noun?
Yes, especially in contexts like multiple work stoppages (e.g., "three strikes").
How many syllables are in Strike?
"Strike" has one syllable.
What is another term for Strike?
Another term for "strike" could be "hit" or "work stoppage".
How is Strike used in a sentence?
"The workers decided to strike for better conditions."
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