break a strike
31break — I. verb (broke; broken; breaking) Etymology: Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; akin to Old High German brehhan to break, Latin frangere Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to separate into parts with suddenness or… …
32Strike (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Strike Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = flagicon|UK UK Genre = Dance pop House Eurodance Hi NRG Years active = 1994 ndash; present Label = Fresh Records Associated acts =… …
33break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ …
34break — 1. v. & n. v. (past broke or archaic brake; past part. broken or archaic broke) 1 tr. & intr. a separate into pieces under a blow or strain; shatter. b make or become inoperative, esp. from damage (the toaster has broken). c break a bone in or… …
35Boston Police Strike — Strike in 1919 by most of Boston s police force to protest the police commissioner s decision to deny them the right to unionize. The mayor called in the city militia to restore order and break the strike; Gov. Calvin Coolidge later sent in the… …
36break camp — verb leave a camp (Freq. 2) The hikers decamped before dawn • Syn: ↑decamp • Derivationally related forms: ↑decampment (for: ↑decamp) • …
37strike fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …
38strike out — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abstract, be off, bear, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, beget, blot, blot out, blue pencil, bomb, bowdlerize, break for, breed, bring forth, bring into being, call into being, cancel, cast off,… …
39strike-slip fault — noun a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally • Hypernyms: ↑fault, ↑faulting, ↑geological fault, ↑shift, ↑fracture, ↑break * * * strikeˈ slip fault noun (geology) A fault in which movement is p …
40strike-breaker — noun a person who works or is employed in place of others who are on strike. Derivatives strike break verb …
