- strike|break|er
- strike|break|er «STRYK BRAY kuhr», noun.a person who helps to break up a strike of workers by taking a striker's job or by furnishing persons who will do so. SYNONYM(S): scab.
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strike|break|ing — «STRYK BRAY kihng», noun. forceful measures taken to halt a strike … Useful english dictionary
strike·break·er — … Useful english dictionary
break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… … English dictionary
strike-breaker — noun a person who works or is employed in place of others who are on strike. Derivatives strike break verb … English new terms dictionary
break a strike — see under ↑strike • • • Main Entry: ↑break … Useful english dictionary
Strike — Strike, v. i. To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields. [1913 Webster] A mouse . . . struck forth sternly [bodily]. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) … English World dictionary
break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law … Law dictionary
strike into — To enter upon suddenly, break into • • • Main Entry: ↑strike … Useful english dictionary
