Strike

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Strike may refer to:

Refusal to work or perform

Strike action, also known as a walkout, a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to perform work
Culture strike, refusal of artists or art institutions (arts organizations, festivals etc.) to respectively produce and show art
General strike, strike action by a critical mass of the labor force in a city, region or country
Hunger strike, participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others
Prison strike, strike taking place inside a prison, involving either a hunger strike or a prison work strike
Rent strike, when a group of tenants en masse agrees to refuse to pay rent until a specific list of demands is met by the landlord
Student strike, occurs when students enrolled at a teaching institution such as a school, college or university refuse to go to class
Colloquial derived use, such as "the washing machine's gone on strike."

Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm
Striking the colors, to haul down a flag to indicate surrender
Strikethrough, typographical presentation of words with a horizontal line through the center of them
Airstrike, military strike by air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position
Bird strike, collision between an airborne animal and a man-made vehicle, especially aircraft
Military strike, limited attack on a specified target
A utility strike, excavation accidentally hitting or damaging buried pipes or wires belonging to a public utility or other such services

Strike (brazilian band), Brazilian pop punk band
Strike (band), British dance band formed in 1994
Strike (1925 film), 1925 silent film made in the Soviet Union by Sergei Eisenstein
The Strike, 1988 episode of The Comic Strip Presents
Strike (2006 film), Polish language film produced by a mainly German group, released in 2006 and directed by Volker Schlöndorff
7-10 Split (film), 2007 film renamed Strike for its U.S. DVD release
S.T.R.I.K.E., fictional, counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe
Strikes (film) starring Anthony Anderson
"The Strike" (Seinfeld), 166th episode of the NBC sitcom
Strike Entertainment, film production company founded in 2002 by Marc Abraham and Thomas Bliss, associated with Universal Studios
Strike Gundam, mobile suit from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries
Strike series, video games released during 1991–1997 by Electronic Arts
"Strikebreaker" (short story), science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, first published in the January 1957 issue of The Original Science Fiction Stories
Strikes (album), third album by Southern rock band Blackfoot, released in 1979
"The Lightning Strike", a 2008 song by Snow Patrol
"Strike the set" (theatrical), process in set construction of dismantling, storing or discarding the materials used

Strike price, fixed price at which the owner of an option can purchase, in the case of a call, or sell, in the case of a put, the underlying security or commodity
"Strike" (eBay), arbitrary penalty marker used by sellers against buyers for alleged non-payment of items

Strike from the record, request to erase previous testimony or a court proceeding from the record

Strike and dip, measure of the orientation of a geologic feature
Striking clock, clock that sounds the hours on a bell or gong
Electric strike, access control device used for doors
Lightning strike, electrical discharges caused by lightning, typically during thunderstorms
"Striking", cutting parts of a plant for propagation

Strike (bowling), term used in bowling
Strike (baseball), term used in baseball
"On strike", term used in cricket
In Association football (soccer), a "strike" is an accurate, driven shot kicked using the laces of the boot