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strike

 
 
/straɪk/ noun

Definition

NOT WORKING [C, U] a period of time when people are not working because they want more money, etc: Teachers are planning to go on strike next month.
ATTACK [C] a sudden military attack: an air strike → See also hunger strike
(Definition of strike noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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