Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strike | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pitch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
strike (noun) | pitch (noun) |
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a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions | the action or manner of throwing something |
a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball | an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump |
an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | a high approach shot in golf |
a conspicuous success | the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it |
(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 | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
a gentle blow | the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration |
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | |
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration | |
a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) | |
a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer | |
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue |
strike (verb) | pitch (verb) |
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cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp | set to a certain pitch |
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing | set the level or character of |
indicate (a certain time) by striking | lead (a card) and establish the trump suit |
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target | throw or toss with a light motion |
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon | erect and fasten |
hit against; come into sudden contact with | hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin |
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely | throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball |
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments | fall or plunge forward |
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | be at an angle |
pierce with force | heel over |
smooth with a strickle | move abruptly |
hook by a pull on the line | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
produce by ignition or a blow | |
form by stamping, punching, or printing | |
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 |