strike

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

The teacher struck the child

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

This child impressed me as unusually mature

hit against; come into sudden contact with

The car hit a tree

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939

indicate (a certain time) by striking

The clock struck midnight

a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled