strike+for

  • 131strike — [[t]straɪk[/t]] v. struck; struck (esp. for31 34)strick•en; strik•ing; 1) to deal a blow to, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit 2) to inflict; deliver: struck a blow[/ex] 3) to drive so as to cause impact: to strike the hands… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 132strike — The act of quitting work by a body of workers for the purpose of coercing their employer to accede to some demand they have made upon him, and which he has refused. Jeffery De Witt Insulator Co. v. N. L. R. B., C.C.A.4, 91 F.2d 134, 138. A… …

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