struck
struhk
- v deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
The teacher struck the child
The boxer struck the attacker dead - v have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
This behavior struck me as odd - v hit against; come into sudden contact with
He struck the table with his elbow - v make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2 - v indicate (a certain time) by striking
The clock struck midnight
Just when I entered, the clock struck - v affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
The earthquake struck at midnight - v stop work in order to press demands
- v touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
The light struck the golden necklace
A strange sound struck my ears - v attain
The horse finally struck a pace - v produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
her comments struck a sour note - v cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- v find unexpectedly
she struck a goldmine
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake - v produce by ignition or a blow
- v remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- v cause to experience suddenly
Panic struck me
The thought struck terror in our minds
They were struck with fear - v drive something violently into a location
she struck her head on the low ceiling - v occupy or take on
- v form by stamping, punching, or printing
- v smooth with a strickle
- v pierce with force
The bullet struck her thigh
The icy wind struck through our coats - v arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- s (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
awe-struck
- In the first incident, a roadside bomb struck a patrol in southern Baghdad around 10:30 a.
- From the moment she roars, "They tried to make me go to rehab I said 'No No No,'" you'll be struck by a metaphysical question: Who stuffed all those black ladies into that tiny .
- Chris Helgren Reuters Dozens of residents in the province of L'Aquila, some 80 miles (130 km) east of Rome, were crushed in their beds when the earthquake struck at 3:32 a.