Strike
/stɹaɪk/
noun
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.
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.
verb
(sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
“Please strike the last sentence.”
(physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
“A tree strikes its roots deep.”