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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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Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died at the age of 48 after his car was struck by a train.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Qatar’s Ras Laffan, the largest LNG complex on earth, was struck in March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Israel struck the Tofigh Daru Research & Engineering Co., one of Iran’s largest pharmaceutical companies which produces anesthetics and cancer drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Coupled with the fact that the Wegovy pill has the benefit of brand recognition, Novo may have struck at the right time.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

My voice struck an icy wall and bounced back at me.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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