struck
1 of 2past tense and past participle of strike
struck
2 of 2adjective
ˈstrək 
: closed by or subjected to a labor strike
a struck factory
a struck employer
Example Sentences
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 However, you may be disciplined or replaced and not have some of the same rehire rights as a member who left work on a struck show as part of a strike. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021 Hitting the brakes might not be a proper action, since doing so could cause cars behind the struck car to get hit from behind. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 May 2021 The impact caused the struck car to slam into the women, who were not identified. Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2021 Unfortunately for the England skipper, Alyssa Naeher in the American goal was equal to the low struck effort and preserved the U.S. lead, which ultimately proved decisive. SI.com, 3 July 2019 On the stroke on 20 minutes Ramsey was celebrating his second goal of the afternoon with his well struck effort deflecting of Eliaquim Mangala and wrong-footing Jordan Pickford. SI.com, 4 Feb. 2018 Verdi then had two chances in two minutes, following a well struck effort going just over the bar, the Italian forward directed the ball just past the post in the 17th minute as Bologna continued to put Inter under pressure. SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017 See More
Adjective
Linday Lohan has more cinematic struck gold at Netflix as the Lohanaissance continues at the streaming giant. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 However, you may be disciplined or replaced and not have some of the same rehire rights as a member who left work on a struck show as part of a strike. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021 Hitting the brakes might not be a proper action, since doing so could cause cars behind the struck car to get hit from behind. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 May 2021 The impact caused the struck car to slam into the women, who were not identified. Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2021 Unfortunately for the England skipper, Alyssa Naeher in the American goal was equal to the low struck effort and preserved the U.S. lead, which ultimately proved decisive. SI.com, 3 July 2019 On the stroke on 20 minutes Ramsey was celebrating his second goal of the afternoon with his well struck effort deflecting of Eliaquim Mangala and wrong-footing Jordan Pickford. SI.com, 4 Feb. 2018 Verdi then had two chances in two minutes, following a well struck effort going just over the bar, the Italian forward directed the ball just past the post in the 17th minute as Bologna continued to put Inter under pressure. SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1894, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing struck
Kids Definition
struck
past tense and past participle of strike
Medical Definition
struck
noun
ˈstrək
: enterotoxemia especially of adult sheep
Legal Definition
struck 1 of 2
past and past participle of strike
struck
2 of 2adjective
: being the object of or subjected to a labor strike
a struck employer
struck
verb
1
as in walked
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands the union is calling for its members to strike until the mining company agrees to meet safety standards Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- walked
- sat in
- walked out
- locked out
2
as in affected
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us Synonyms & Similar Words
- affected
- influenced
- impressed
- touched
- impacted
- reached
- swayed
- inspired
- moved
- interested
- involved
- attracted
- bothered
- got to
- dazzled
- penetrated
- fascinated
- disturbed
- concerned
- plagued
- stirred
- entranced
- ravished
- transported
- worried
- smote
- afflicted
- pierced
- carried away
- troubled
- enraptured
- upset
- told (on)
- enthralled
- engaged
- tried
- enchanted
- perturbed
- captivated
- charmed
- stressed
- distressed
- harassed
- pestered
- biased
- disquieted
- colored
- wrung
- flustered
- allured
- agitated
- bewitched
- harried
- biassed
- discomposed
- discomforted
- strained
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wearied
- tired
- bored
- palled
- jaded
- underwhelmed
3
as in remembered
to enter the mind of it struck her later that no one at the bank had asked for identification Synonyms & Similar Words
- remembered
- crossed
- appeared
- arrived
- recalled
- emerged
- recollected
- occurred (to)
- dawned (on)
- reminisced
- came (to)
- learned
- memorized
- conned
- materialized
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- forgot
- ignored
- neglected
- disregarded
- overlooked
- unlearned
4
as in collided
to come into usually forceful contact with something the thump of hailstones striking the cars in the parking lot Synonyms & Similar Words
- collided
- bumped
- slammed
- banged
- hit
- smashed
- rammed
- knocked
- crashed
- impinged
- impacted
- swiped
- bashed
- thudded
- ricocheted
- glanced
- landed
- bounced
- touched
- swept
- rebounded
- ricochetted
- scraped
- pushed
- contacted
- brushed
- grazed
- clunked
- nudged
- caromed
- skipped
- kissed
- jostled
- skimmed
- pressed
- shaved
- bulldozed
- muscled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missed
- skirted
5
as in hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear Synonyms & Similar Words
- hit
- knocked
- smacked
- slapped
- slammed
- punched
- banged
- whacked
- pounded
- clapped
- clipped
- swiped
- batted
- cracked
- kicked
- hammered
- bashed
- nailed
- thumped
- tapped
- pushed
- poked
- smote
- jabbed
- flicked
- socked
- shoved
- swatted
- slugged
- clobbered
- licked
- stabbed
- bludgeoned
- zapped
- rapped
- walloped
- bopped
- clocked
- thwacked
- bobbed
- bumped
- tagged
- boxed
- belted
- busted
- pasted
- clouted
- chopped
- stroked
- biffed
- whaled
- pummeled
- buffeted
- bonked
- lashed
- battered
- beat
- slogged
- bust
- mauled
- slashed
- peppered
- clapt
- pelted
- stamped
- mangled
- lambasted
- pummelled
- laced
- dumped
- jostled
- roughed
- whipped
- hung one on
- bunged
- felled
- scuffed
- floored
- speared
- prodded
- cuffed
- bunted
- butted
- clubbed
- thrashed
- decked
- sapped
- conked
- switched
- leveled
- drubbed
- kneed
- pommeled
- flailed
- pommelled
- knocked down
- levelled
- flogged
- beaned
- creamed
- sledgehammered
- sucker punched
- brained
- cudgelled
- skulled
- caned
- sledged
- cudgeled
- rabbit-punched
- bowled (down or over)
6
as in dismantled
to take apart the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed Synonyms & Similar Words
- dismantled
- divided
- disconnected
- detached
- dismembered
- dismounted
- knocked down
- disassembled
- took down
- separated
- broke down
- demounted
- disengaged
- disarticulated
- dissevered
- disjoined
- disjointed
- disaggregated
- broke up
- disunited
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- constructed
- built
- assembled
- erected
- pitched
- combined
- united
7
as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed Synonyms & Similar Words
- attacked
- assaulted
- raided
- stormed
- robbed
- charged
- assailed
- ambushed
- swarmed
- rushed
- beset
- invaded
- set at
- set on
- set upon
- bushwhacked
- surprised
- trashed
- sicced
- rounded on
- flew at
- flanked
- sicked
- pitched into
- waylaid
- beat up on
- bombed
- went at
- tore into
- lit into
- besieged
- mobbed
- buffeted
- bombarded
- descended (on or upon)
- sacked
- turned (on)
- battered
- ravaged
- jumped (on)
- blitzed
- mugged
- cannoned
- plundered
- went in (on)
- barraged
- enveloped
- cannonaded
- pounced (on or upon)
- nuked
- looted
- plastered
- pillaged
- pressed
- beleaguered
- ambuscaded
- surprized
- overran
- bum-rushed
- harried
- ganged up (on)
- forayed
- banged away (at)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- covered
- secured
- defended
- protected
- shielded
- guarded
8
as in possessed
to cast a spell on the only way that she's going to get a man is if she strikes one Synonyms & Similar Words
- possessed
- spelled
- charmed
- cursed
- tempted
- seduced
- attracted
- enchanted
- bewitched
- overlooked
- lured
- captivated
- ensorceled
- hexed
- enticed
- fascinated
- jinxed
- ensorcelled
- mesmerized
- voodooed
- beguiled
- spellbound
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- blessed
- blest
- agistor
- agistors
- agists
- agita
- agitable
- agitanado
- agitas
- agitate
- agitate (for)
- agitate for
- agitated
- agitated (for)
- agitated for
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