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struck

American  
[struhk] / strʌk /

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 British  
/ strʌk /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of strike

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of struck

First recorded in 1890–95 struck for def. 2

Example Sentences

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The disaster struck as many Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims were transiting through the area to reach mountain lakes in Nepal and Tibet that they consider sacred.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Invenergy will get $765 million to abandon four leases including one off Morro Bay, and RWE struck a deal for $1.22 billion to cancel leases including one near Humboldt.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Behind them, Tongue's full length gave him two wickets – Tongue has struck once every 13.3 balls in this series.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The floods and landslides that struck Nepal and China's autonomous Tibet region saw a tsunami-like wall of water bury homes, smash bridges and sweep away vehicles.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

He turned around and struck for the surface, but he could barely swim for the urge to breathe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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