to hit, aim a blow at, (a person, thing); to stop working for an employer (in order to get more pay, better conditions etc)
hit hard
Cases of word usage
1) to strike (something, a person) hard and often (batter)
2) (the short, sharp sound of) a blow; to hit (something); strike (knock)
3) a dry crust formed over a wound or sore; a worker who refuses to join a strike or who takes a striker's job (scab)
4) of strike (struck)
5) (a noise (as if) of) a heavy blow; to strike (a person, thing) heavily or hard (thump)
6) to leave a place of work and go on strike (walk-out)
7) something designed for, or used in fighting or struggling (e.g. swords, guns, bombs, fists, a strike by workers) (weapon)