struck
Americanverb
adjective
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(of a factory, industry, etc.) closed or otherwise affected by a strike of workers.
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overcome, obsessed, or deeply affected by a specified person, feeling, or thing (used in combination).
Ichabod was horror-struck on perceiving that the rider was headless.
If you know any stagestruck youngsters begging for ballet lessons, these new dance books will get them off on the right foot.
verb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of struck
First recorded in 1890–95 struck for def. 2
Example Sentences
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The Australian parents of a woman reported missing in devastating floods that struck Nepal said Sunday they were "elated" and relieved after their daughter was found safe and sound.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Buddha Tamang told AFP he survived only because he was inside a tunnel at the dam where he worked when the flood struck.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Audrey says she was struck by how precisely he expressed feelings she herself had struggled to articulate.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Lawmakers struck those words and replaced them with the private association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The stillness of the warm May air struck me in a strange way.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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