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find vs strike

strike vs find

find and strike both are nouns.

find and strike both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
find Yes No Yes No
strike Yes No Yes No
As verbs, strike is a hyponym of find; that is, strike is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than find:
  • find: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  • strike: find unexpectedly
find (noun) strike (noun)
the act of discovering something a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
a productive insight a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
a conspicuous success
(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
a gentle blow
find (verb) strike (verb)
receive a specified treatment (abstract) cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds indicate (a certain time) by striking
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
decide on and make a declaration about deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
make a discovery, make a new finding hit against; come into sudden contact with
succeed in reaching; arrive at affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
perceive or be contemporaneous with produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place pierce with force
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost smooth with a strickle
get something or somebody for a specific purpose hook by a pull on the line
come upon, as if by accident; meet with produce by ignition or a blow
obtain through effort or management form by stamping, punching, or printing
get or find back; recover the use of disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
drive something violently into a location
occupy or take on
cause to experience suddenly
find unexpectedly
stop work in order to press demands
attain
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
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