strike

verb [I/T] (SHOW THE TIME)

/strɑɪk/ (past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/)

Definition

› (esp. of a clock) to make a sound or a series of sounds that show the time: [T] The clock struck midnight.

(Definition of strike verb (SHOW THE TIME) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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