struck

[struhk]

verb

1. the simple past tense and a past participle of strike.

adjective

1. (of a factory, industry, etc.) closed or otherwise affected by a strike of workers.

2. 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.

struck

/ strʌk /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of strike

adjective

1. (of an industry, factory, etc) shut down or otherwise affected by a labour strike

Word History and Origins

Origin of struck¹

First recorded in 1890–95 struck for def. 2

Example Sentences

Anne-Teresa Markovic, an academic originally from Nuremberg, says she was struck by the range of food and drink offerings being "more prominent" there than in Germany while visiting Christmas markets in Manchester and Leeds.

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In hindsight, this incident has struck a chord with many, who say it highlights the extent of his influence on America's elite.

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Tabtabai was in a meeting with four of his aides "to prepare for future actions" when he was struck, Qassem said.

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Lyon struggled in Perth after being struck while batting by England fast bowler Mark Wood.

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Mr Osborne, 42, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, described Mason calling them moments after the car struck their son's thigh, pushing him and his friends out of the way.

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Related Words

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