struck Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
    strike.
    • The teacher struck the child
    • the opponent refused to strike
    • The boxer struck the attacker dead
  2. verb have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    strike; affect; move; impress.
    • This child impressed me as unusually mature
    • This behavior struck me as odd
  3. verb hit against; come into sudden contact with
    strike; run into; hit; collide with; impinge on.
    • The car hit a tree
    • He struck the table with his elbow
  4. verb make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
    strike; hit.
    • The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
    • We must strike the enemy's oil fields
    • in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
  5. verb indicate (a certain time) by striking
    strike.
    • The clock struck midnight
    • Just when I entered, the clock struck
  6. verb affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
    strike; hit.
    • We were hit by really bad weather
    • He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
    • The earthquake struck at midnight
  7. verb stop work in order to press demands
    strike; walk out.
    • The auto workers are striking for higher wages
    • The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met
  8. verb touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
    shine; strike; fall.
    • Light fell on her face
    • The sun shone on the fields
    • The light struck the golden necklace
    • A strange sound struck my ears
  9. verb attain
    strike; come to.
    • The horse finally struck a pace
  10. verb produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
    strike; hit.
    • The pianist strikes a middle C
    • strike `z' on the keyboard
    • her comments struck a sour note
  11. verb cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
    strike.
    • strike an arc
  12. verb find unexpectedly
    happen upon; fall upon; attain; come upon; chance upon; discover; light upon; come across; strike; chance on.
    • the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
    • she struck a goldmine
    • The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
  13. verb produce by ignition or a blow
    strike.
    • strike fire from the flintstone
    • strike a match
  14. verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    strike; scratch; excise; expunge.
    • Please strike this remark from the record
    • scratch that remark
  15. verb cause to experience suddenly
    strike; come to; hit.
    • Panic struck me
    • An interesting idea hit her
    • A thought came to me
    • The thought struck terror in our minds
    • They were struck with fear
  16. verb drive something violently into a location
    strike; hit.
    • he hit his fist on the table
    • she struck her head on the low ceiling
  17. verb occupy or take on
    assume; strike; take up; take.
    • He assumes the lotus position
    • She took her seat on the stage
    • We took our seats in the orchestra
    • She took up her position behind the tree
    • strike a pose
  18. verb form by stamping, punching, or printing
    strike; coin; mint.
    • strike coins
    • strike a medal
  19. verb smooth with a strickle
    strike; strickle.
    • strickle the grain in the measure
  20. verb pierce with force
    strike.
    • The bullet struck her thigh
    • The icy wind struck through our coats
  21. verb arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    strike.
    • strike a balance
    • strike a bargain
  22. adjective satellite (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
    stricken; smitten.
    • conscience-smitten
    • awe-struck

WordNet


Struck
Definitions
  1. imp. & p. p. of Strike.

Webster 1913