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 fordef 2

Example Sentences

‘One Tree Hill’ actor Bevin Prince opens up about the death of her husband, Will Friend, five months after he was struck by lightning.

From Los Angeles Times

At the Los Angeles premiere of “Wicked,” producer Marc Platt, who has been shepherding the project since producing the 2003 Broadway show, struck an early campaign tone.

From Los Angeles Times

The latest storm, Super Typhoon Man-yi, struck on Saturday night, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and causing serious damage.

From NewsForKids.net

Ukraine’s military earlier confirmed that it had struck an ammunition warehouse in the Russian region of Bryansk, but it did not specify whether Atacms were used.

From BBC

CVS struck a truce with Glenview Capital that includes giving the hedge fund four board seats; and Elliott Investment Management took a 5 percent stake in Tokyo Gas, the Japanese utility company.

From New York Times

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