What does STRIKE mean?

verb

1. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon“The teacher struck the child”
2. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon“This child impressed me as unusually mature”
3. hit against; come into sudden contact with“The car hit a tree”
4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target“The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939”
5. indicate (a certain time) by striking“The clock struck midnight”
6. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely“We were hit by really bad weather”
7. stop work in order to press demands“The auto workers are striking for higher wages”
8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly“Light fell on her face”