struck1 struck2 adjective
struckstruck1 /strʌk/ 
Longman Language Activatornot saying anything
especially written not speaking: · Phil was silent for a moment as he thought about his reply.remain silent: · I wanted to say 'please don't go', but instead I remained silent, and she left.fall silent (=become silent): · The woman fell silent, though she kept darting angry glances at Jessica.
to be unable to say anything because you are very surprised or because you are not prepared for the situation that has suddenly happened: · No matter what happens he never seems lost for words.· She stared at his letter, clearly at a loss for words.
to be suddenly unable to say anything because you are extremely surprised or shocked and cannot believe what has happened: · Amy was struck dumb. Was it possible that her own son had deceived her?be struck dumb with: · When he arrived at the scene of the disaster, he was struck dumb with horror and amazement.
informal to suddenly become unwilling to talk: · He always clams up when I ask him about his job -- do you think he's doing something illegal?· The police took her in for questioning, but she clammed up when they asked about her boyfriend.
unable to say anything because you are very angry, surprised, or upset: · Anna was speechless. She had never seen such luxury before.speechless with: · Laura stared at him, absolutely speechless with rage.leave/render somebody speechless (=make someone speechless): · His words dented her pride and left her speechless.
unable or unwilling to say anything because you are nervous or embarrassed: · She became tongue-tied when she looked at the handsome man sitting beside her.· Nervousness affects people in different ways. While some people become tongue-tied, others cannot stop talking.
spoken say this when someone gives you an unexpected present, or does something bad or shocking, and you cannot express how happy, angry etc you feel: · You're so kind! I don't know what to say.· Well, I don't know what to say. It's absolutely disgraceful!
spoken say this when you are so shocked or angry that you cannot think of anything to say to express how you feel: · Just look at this mess. Look at it. It's...Words fail me!
to not say anything even though you want very much to say what you think: · I had to bite my tongue to stop myself telling Neil exactly what I thought of his stupid plan.· She's so temperamental that even if you disagree with her it's better to bite your tongue and say nothing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
There’s not much left of his house after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. She was struck dumb with terror. The ship struck a mine and sank. Ann struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) and smiled for the camera.
the past tense and past participle of strike1 There’s not much left of his house after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. She was struck dumb with terror. The ship struck a mine and sank. Ann struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) and smiled for the camera.struck1 struck2 adjective
struckstruck2 adjective EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- The strip of mirror suddenly flashed at a struck match.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES There’s not much left of his house after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. She was struck dumb with terror. The ship struck a mine and sank. Ann struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) and smiled for the camera.
There’s not much left of his house after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. She was struck dumb with terror. The ship struck a mine and sank. Ann struck a pose (=stood or sat in a particular position) and smiled for the camera.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
be struck on somebody/something British English informal to think that someone or something is very good: - A fight breaks out and one man is struck on the head by a stick.
- A midday balance should be struck on the tabular ledger. 13.
- He was struck on the head with a club.
- I was struck on one of my artificial legs, damaging the calliper.
- In most cases, the balance is struck on the basis of judgement and experience.
- Profit is struck on an annual basis, and the time-frame and weighting of anticipated returns can vary greatly.
She seemed rather struck on Vincent.