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Struck   /strək/   Listen
Struck

adjective
1.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming.  Synonyms: smitten, stricken.  "Awe-struck"


Strike

verb
(past & past part. struck; pres. part. striking)
1.
Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.  "The opponent refused to strike" , "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
2.
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.  Synonyms: affect, impress, move.  "This behavior struck me as odd"
3.
Hit against; come into sudden contact with.  Synonyms: collide with, hit, impinge on, run into.  "He struck the table with his elbow"
4.
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.  Synonym: hit.  "We must strike the enemy's oil fields" , "In the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
5.
Indicate (a certain time) by striking.  "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
6.
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.  Synonym: hit.  "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager" , "The earthquake struck at midnight"
7.
Stop work in order to press demands.  Synonym: walk out.  "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"
8.
Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.  Synonyms: fall, shine.  "The sun shone on the fields" , "The light struck the golden necklace" , "A strange sound struck my ears"
9.
Attain.  Synonym: come to.
10.
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically.  Synonym: hit.  "Strike 'z' on the keyboard" , "Her comments struck a sour note"
11.
Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.
12.
Find unexpectedly.  Synonyms: attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon.  "She struck a goldmine" , "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
13.
Produce by ignition or a blow.  "Strike a match"
14.
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.  Synonyms: excise, expunge, scratch.  "Scratch that remark"
15.
Cause to experience suddenly.  Synonyms: come to, hit.  "An interesting idea hit her" , "A thought came to me" , "The thought struck terror in our minds" , "They were struck with fear"
16.
Drive something violently into a location.  Synonym: hit.  "She struck her head on the low ceiling"
17.
Occupy or take on.  Synonyms: assume, take, take up.  "She took her seat on the stage" , "We took our seats in the orchestra" , "She took up her position behind the tree" , "Strike a pose"
18.
Form by stamping, punching, or printing.  Synonyms: coin, mint.  "Strike a medal"
19.
Smooth with a strickle.  Synonym: strickle.
20.
Pierce with force.  "The icy wind struck through our coats"
21.
Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing.  "Strike a bargain"



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"Struck" Quotes from Famous Books



... repulsion, as if some such fancy had flitted through his mind, Mr. Slocum tossed the note-book on the desk in front of him, and stood a few minutes moodily watching the reflets of the crinkled leather as the afternoon sunshine struck across it. Beneath his amazement and indignation he had been chilled to the bone by Mr. Taggett's brutal confidence. It was enough to chill one, surely; and in spite of himself Mr. Slocum began to feel a certain indefinable dread ...
— The Stillwater Tragedy • Thomas Bailey Aldrich
... it will not be expected, that I should bestow remarks upon every passage in this book, that is liable to exception for ignorance, falsehood, dulness, or malice. Where he is so insipid, that nothing can be struck out for the reader's entertainment, I shall observe ...
— The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, Vol. III.: Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church, Vol. I. • Jonathan Swift
... savagely, kicking off his boot so hard that it struck against the far wall of the room, and continuing his undressing with a fierceness that brought a momentary speculative squint into Mr. Dart's innocent eyes. "What's your ...
— The Short Cut • Jackson Gregory
... boy and rather selfish: so, when they played ball, he wanted to throw all the time; and, when Will objected, he grew angry and struck him. The blow didn't hurt Will's cheek much, but it did his little feelings; and he lifted his hand to strike back, when he saw his shadow go and kiss Sammy's shadow. All his anger was gone in a minute, and he just put his arm round Sammy's neck and kissed ...
— Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. • Louisa M. Alcott
... Mrs. Tiralla," he said, almost upbraidingly. Why did the beautiful woman blink at him so with her black eyes? And she was going to put her young daughter into a convent? He would tell Mikolai, he ought certainly not to allow it. He struck the table a slight blow with his clenched fist that was so full of nervous strength. "That would almost be like murder," he said vehemently, and then added, quite shaken, "Foolish little girl, ...
— Absolution • Clara Viebig


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