Bear
Bear verb - To go on a specified course or in a certain direction.
Usage example: the road bears left after the second traffic light
Strike
Strike verb - To refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He rolled over to pick himself up, but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
Source: Literal Genie - Cool and Unusual Punishment: In Soviet Strike one mission requires you to get information out of the head of the Russian KGB....by kidnapping him and winching him down into the Moscow Zoo bear cage.
Source: Video Game / Strike Series -
Cute Bruiser: The little girl, Sui who was thought to be the nurse turned out to be the bodyguard and she was shown to be able to bring down a bear with one strike.
Source: Manga / World's End Harem
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