strike

verb
/stɹaɪk/

To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.

Example

“Please strike the last sentence.”

Other meanings

To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

Example sentences

“I'm going on a hunger strike.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Her writers won't come back because she broke the strike.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "strīcan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “strike” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.