struck
/straik/
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Definition
Verb (past tense and past participle of 'strike'):
- To hit or deliver a blow: The primary meaning, indicating the action of hitting something or someone.
- To make an impression or occur to someone: To come suddenly into someone's mind or to affect them in a noticeable way.
- To stop work as a protest: To engage in a work stoppage or labor strike.
- To sound or chime: For a clock or bell to indicate the time by making a sound.
- To discover or find: To come upon something, especially a resource or an idea.
- To light a match: To cause a match to ignite by friction.
- To assume a pose or attitude: To take on a specific posture or expression.
Adjective:
- Affected by something overwhelming: Used in combination with other words to describe being powerfully impacted by a feeling or event (e.g., awe-struck, horror-struck).
Usage Examples
Verb:
- The clock struck midnight. (The clock chimed to signal midnight.)
- A brilliant idea struck her while she was showering. (A brilliant idea suddenly occurred to her.)
- The workers struck for better pay. (The workers stopped working to protest for better pay.)
- He struck the ball with great force. (He hit the ball with great force.)
- The miners struck a rich vein of gold. (The miners discovered a rich vein of gold.)
Adjective:
- She was dumbstruck by the unexpected news. (She was so shocked by the news she couldn't speak.)
- The tourists were awe-struck by the grandeur of the cathedral. (The tourists were filled with overwhelming awe.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be struck by/with": To be strongly affected or impressed by something.
- I was struck by his kindness. (I was deeply impressed by his kindness.)
- "to strike a balance": To find a good compromise between two things.
- It's important to strike a balance between work and leisure.
- "to strike a chord": To cause an emotional response or sense of recognition.
- His speech about unity struck a chord with the audience.
- "to strike a deal": To reach an agreement.
- The two companies finally struck a deal after months of negotiation.
Variants and Related Words
- Strike (v/n): The base form of the verb and the noun for a work stoppage or a military attack.
- Striking (adj): Very noticeable or impressive.
- She bears a striking resemblance to her mother.
- Stricken (adj, past participle): Often used to describe being seriously affected by something negative (e.g., grief-stricken, poverty-stricken). Note: "Stricken" is an alternative past participle, often used in specific adjectival contexts.
Synonyms
- Hit: To bring one's hand or an object into contact with something forcefully.
- Occur: To come into one's mind.
- Impress: To affect someone's mind or feelings strongly.
- Discover: To find something unexpectedly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Strike out:
- To start an independent activity or journey.
- After graduation, she struck out on her own.
- In baseball, to be called out after three strikes.
- To delete text by drawing a line through it.
- He struck out the incorrect sentence.
- Strike up:
- To begin a conversation or friendship.
- He struck up a conversation with the person next to him.
- To start playing music.
- The band struck up a familiar tune.
- Strike down:
- To make someone very ill or to kill them.
- He was struck down by a sudden illness.
- To declare a law invalid.
- The court struck down the controversial law.
Related Idioms
- Strike while the iron is hot: To act at the most favorable moment.
- They offered me the job, so I'm going to strike while the iron is hot and accept it today.
- Strike gold/oil: To have a great success or find something very valuable.
- The startup struck gold with their new app.
- Strike a pose: To position one's body in a particular way, often for a photograph.
- The model struck a pose for the camera.
Adjective
- (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
- conscience-smitten
- awe-struck