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on strike

on strike adjective: due to face the next delivery from the bowler.

Adjective

on strike (not comparable)

  1. Due to face the next delivery from the bowler.
  2. (idiomatic) Withholding labor as a protest, in order to effect change in management or government.
    Synonyms:
    out

on strike meaning in Hindi

on strike in Hindi

on strike, walking out
हड़ताली haṛtālī

Synonyms of on strike

Questions about on strike

What does on strike mean?
On strike means due to face the next delivery from the bowler.
What is on strike in Hindi?
On strike in Hindi is हड़ताली (haṛtālī). See On strike meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is on strike?
On strike is an adjective.

Words near on strike in the dictionary

  1. on spec
  2. on special
  3. on stage
  4. on steroids
  5. on stream
  6. on strike
  7. on stun
  8. on sufferance
  9. on swole
  10. on sync
  11. on tag

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