(dated, India) To go on strike. / (dated) To stop working (for a break, at the end of the work day, etc.). / (dated, figuratively, of things) To stop functioning.

(nautical, archaic) To lower the sails (in preparation for dropping anchor, to salute or signal submission, in sudden gusts of wind, etc.).

To find petroleum when boring for it. / (figuratively, informal) To have sudden good fortune, especially financially.

(mining) To find a vein of ore. / (figuratively, informal) To find a way to fortune.

(law, jurisprudence) To constitute a special jury ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to reduce it to the number of persons required by law.

(dated) shake hands

Alternative form of strike one's flag

Alternative form of strike one's flag

(idiomatic) To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic. / (idiomatic) To convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.

plural of wildcat strike