STRIKES

noun

1. A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
2. The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
3. A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

verb

1. (sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
2. (physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
3. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.