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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

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adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of struck

First recorded in 1890–95 struck for def. 2

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday Amazon struck a roughly $11 billion deal to buy satellite operator Globalstar, which would give the company a leg up in cellphone-to-satellite connections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Iran agreed to open the strait as part of the cease-fire deal it struck with the U.S. a week ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Drew Slevcove struck out nine with no walks in a complete game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Qatar's Ras Laffan, the world's largest LNG refinery, has been struck and is not expected to be fully operational for some time.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

A thought struck him, and he looked quickly at Marlie.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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