strike

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.

The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.

A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.

(sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.

"Please strike the last sentence."

(physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.

To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.

"A tree strikes its roots deep."