strike

verb1 of 2

to hit something

• “It's time for me to strike out on my own.”Tatoeba
• “Some people can anticipate death way before it strikes them.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

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