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.

To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to
strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.

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 thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in
the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.

To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a
force to; to dash; to cast.

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.

i. grev; vurma, çarpma. The bus drivers are on strike. (Otobüs şoförleri grevdeler.)

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 punish; to afflict; to smite.