struck

struck

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [struhk]
- /strʌk/
- /strʌk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [struhk]
- /strʌk/

Definitions of struck word

verb struck simple past tense and a past participle of strike. 1
adjective struck Military. describing a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to carry large payloads at high speeds and low altitudes and also to engage in air-to-air combat. 1
verb with object struck to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit. 1
verb with object struck to inflict, deliver, or deal (a blow, stroke, attack, etc.). 1
verb with object struck to drive so as to cause impact: to strike the hands together. 1
verb with object struck to thrust forcibly: Brutus struck a dagger into the dying Caesar. 1

See all 89 definitions of struck

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Origin of struck

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95 for def 2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Struck

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Struck

struck popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

struck usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for struck

adj struck

doting — showing a decline of mental faculties, especially associated with old age; weak-minded; senile.
lovesome — inspiring love; lovely; lovable.
interested — having an interest in something; concerned: Interested members will meet at noon.

verb struck

aggressed — to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first.
bammed — Simple past tense and past participle of bam.
caned — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
caromed — Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
chimed — an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.

noun struck

batted — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
clapped — to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
contacted — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
lolloped — Simple past tense and past participle of lollop.
mutinied — revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.

adjective struck

contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.

All 48 Synonyms of struck

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