Making a strong impression. / (non-comparable, of employees) On strike, taking part in industrial action.

present participle of strike

The act by which something strikes or is struck.

plural of striking

(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. / (transitive) To hit.

(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.

(cricket, of a batsman) Due to face the next delivery from the bowler. / Withholding labour as a protest, in order to effect change in management or government.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strike

plural of strike

The recipient of a strike, especially a physical blow; one who has been struck.