- strike something up
- begin a friendship or conversation with someone.→ strike
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
strike something up
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strike up (or strike something up) — 1》 begin to play a piece of music. 2》 (strike something up) begin a friendship or conversation with someone. → strike … English new terms dictionary
strike something up — 1 the band struck up another tune: BEGIN TO PLAY, start playing. 2 we struck up a friendship: BEGIN, start, commence, embark on, establish. → strike … Useful english dictionary
strike something from something — ˌstrike sb/sth ˈoff (sth) derived (also ˌstrike sb/sth ˈfrom sth) to remove sb/sth s name from sth, such as the list of members of a professional group • Strike her name off the list. • The docto … Useful english dictionary
strike something off something — ˌstrike sb/sth ˈoff (sth) derived (also ˌstrike sb/sth ˈfrom sth) to remove sb/sth s name from sth, such as the list of members of a professional group • Strike her name off the list. • The docto … Useful english dictionary
strike something down — ˌstrike sth ˈdown derived (especially NAmE) to decide that a law is illegal and should not apply • The Supreme Court struck down a Texas state law. • The law was struck down as unconstitutional. Main entry: ↑strike … Useful english dictionary
strike something through — ˌstrike sthˈout/ˈthrough derived to remove sth by drawing a line through it Syn: cross out • The editor struck out the whole paragraph. Main entry: ↑strikederived … Useful english dictionary
strike something out — DELETE, cross out, erase, rub out. → strike * * * ˌstrike sthˈout/ˈthrough derived to remove sth by drawing a line through it Syn: cross out • The editor struck out the whole paragraph. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
strike something into — cause a strong emotion in. → strike … English new terms dictionary
strike something off — … Useful english dictionary
strike — strike1 [ straık ] (past tense and past participle struck [ strʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 hit against ▸ 2 hit with hand, etc. ▸ 3 make violent attack ▸ 4 protest by not working ▸ 5 affect someone/something suddenly ▸ 6 when you think something ▸ 7 press … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
