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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Struck \Struck\,
     imp. & p. p. of Strike.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Struck jury (Law), a special jury, composed of persons
        having special knowledge or qualifications, selected by
        striking from the panel of jurors a certain number for
        each party, leaving the number required by law to try the
        cause.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Strike \Strike\, v. t. [imp. Struck; p. p. Struck,
     Stricken({Stroock" rel="nofollow">Stricken({Stroock, Strucken, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Striking. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than
     stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS.
     str[=i]can to go, proceed, akin to D. strijken to rub,
     stroke, strike, to move, go, G. streichen, OHG. str[=i]hhan,
     L. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to strip off (but
     perhaps not to L. stringere in sense to draw tight), striga a
     row, a furrow. Cf. Streak, Stroke.]
     1. To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or
        with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either
        with the hand or with any instrument or missile.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He at Philippi kept
              His sword e'en like a dancer; while I struck
              The lean and wrinkled Cassius.        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet
        struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship
        struck a reef.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a
        force to; to dash; to cast.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the
              two sideposts.                        --Ex. xii. 7.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.
                                                    --Byron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike
        coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in
        the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To punish; to afflict; to smite.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To punish the just is not good, nor strike princes
              for equity.                           --Prov. xvii.
                                                    26.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or
        notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve;
        the drums strike up a march.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike
        sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of
        surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to
        strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect
        sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind,
        with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or
        horror.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the
              first view.                           --Atterbury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They please as beauties, here as wonders strike.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. To affect in some particular manner by a sudden
         impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me
         favorably; to strike one dead or blind.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               How often has stricken you dumb with his irony!
                                                    --Landor.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a
         stroke; as, to strike a light.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               Waving wide her myrtle wand,
               She strikes a universal peace through sea and land.
                                                    --Milton.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     12. To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     13. To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Probably borrowed from the L. f[oe]dus ferrire, to
           strike a compact, so called because an animal was
           struck and killed as a sacrifice on such occasions.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     14. To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.
         [Old Slang]
         [1913 Webster]
  
     15. To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by
         scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the
         level of the top.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     16. (Masonry) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the
         face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     17. To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a
         strange word; they soon struck the trail.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     18. To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck
         a friend for five dollars. [Slang]
         [1913 Webster]
  
     19. To lade into a cooler, as a liquor. --B. Edwards.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     20. To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               Behold, I thought, He will . . . strike his hand
               over the place, and recover the leper. --2 Kings v.
                                                    11.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     21. To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past
         participle. ``Well struck in years.'' --Shak.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     To strike an attitude, To strike a balance. See under
        Attitude, and Balance.
  
     To strike a jury (Law), to constitute a special jury
        ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain
        number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to
        reduce it to the number of persons required by law.
        --Burrill.
  
     To strike a lead.
         (a) (Mining) To find a vein of ore.
         (b) Fig.: To find a way to fortune. [Colloq.]
  
     To strike a ledger or To strike an account, to balance
        it.
  
     To strike hands with.
         (a) To shake hands with. --Halliwell.
         (b) To make a compact or agreement with; to agree with.
             
  
     To strike off.
         (a) To erase from an account; to deduct; as, to strike
             off the interest of a debt.
         (b) (Print.) To impress; to print; as, to strike off a
             thousand copies of a book.
         (c) To separate by a blow or any sudden action; as, to
             strike off what is superfluous or corrupt.
  
     To strike oil, to find petroleum when boring for it;
        figuratively, to make a lucky hit financially. [Slang,
        U.S.]
  
     To strike one luck, to shake hands with one and wish good
        luck. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
  
     To strike out.
         (a) To produce by collision; to force out, as, to strike
             out sparks with steel.
         (b) To blot out; to efface; to erase. ``To methodize is
             as necessary as to strike out.'' --Pope.
         (c) To form by a quick effort; to devise; to invent; to
             contrive, as, to strike out a new plan of finance.
         (d) (Baseball) To cause a player to strike out; -- said
             of the pitcher. See To strike out, under Strike,
             v. i.
  
     To strike sail. See under Sail.
  
     To strike up.
         (a) To cause to sound; to begin to beat. ``Strike up the
             drums.'' --Shak.
         (b) To begin to sing or play; as, to strike up a tune.
         (c) To raise (as sheet metal), in making diahes, pans,
             etc., by blows or pressure in a die.
  
     To strike work, to quit work; to go on a strike.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Strike \Strike\, v. t. [imp. Struck; p. p. Struck,
     Stricken({Stroock" rel="nofollow">Stricken({Stroock, Strucken, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Striking. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than
     stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS.
     str[=i]can to go, proceed, akin to D. strijken to rub,
     stroke, strike, to move, go, G. streichen, OHG. str[=i]hhan,
     L. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to strip off (but
     perhaps not to L. stringere in sense to draw tight), striga a
     row, a furrow. Cf. Streak, Stroke.]
     1. To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or
        with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either
        with the hand or with any instrument or missile.
  
              He at Philippi kept His sword e'en like a dancer;
              while I struck The lean and wrinkled Cassius.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet
        struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship
        struck a reef.
  
     3. To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a
        force to; to dash; to cast.
  
              They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the
              two sideposts.                        --Ex. xii. 7.
  
              Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.
                                                    --Byron.
  
     4. To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike
        coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
  
     5. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in
        the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
  
     6. To punish; to afflict; to smite.
  
              To punish the just is not good, nor strike princes
              for equity.                           --Prov. xvii.
                                                    26.
  
     7. To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or
        notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve;
        the drums strike up a march.
  
     8. To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike
        sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of
        surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to
        strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.
  
     9. To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect
        sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind,
        with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or
        horror.
  
              Nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the
              first view.                           --Atterbury.
  
              They please as beauties, here as wonders strike.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     10. To affect in some particular manner by a sudden
         impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me
         favorably; to strike one dead or blind.
  
               How often has stricken you dumb with his irony!
                                                    --Landor.
  
     11. To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a
         stroke; as, to strike a light.
  
               Waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes a
               universal peace through sea and land. --Milton.
  
     12. To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.
  
     13. To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.
  
     Note: Probably borrowed from the L. f[oe]dus ferrire, to
           strike a compact, so called because an animal was
           struck and killed as a sacrifice on such occasions.
  
     14. To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.
         [Old Slang]
  
     15. To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by
         scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the
         level of the top.
  
     16. (Masonry) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the
         face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
  
     17. To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a
         strange word; they soon struck the trail.
  
     18. To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck
         a friend for five dollars. [Slang]
  
     19. To lade into a cooler, as a liquor. --B. Edwards.
  
     20. To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
  
               Behold, I thought, He will . . . strike his hand
               over the place, and recover the leper. --2 Kings v.
                                                    11.
  
     21. To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past
         participle. ``Well struck in years.'' --Shak.
  
     To strike an attitude, To strike a balance. See under
        Attitude, and Balance.
  
     To strike a jury (Law), to constitute a special jury
        ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain
        number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to
        reduce it to the number of persons required by law.
        --Burrill.
  
     To strike a lead.
         (a) (Mining) To find a vein of ore.
         (b) Fig.: To find a way to fortune. [Colloq.]
  
     To strike a ledger, or an account, to balance it.
  
     To strike hands with.
         (a) To shake hands with. --Halliwell.
         (b) To make a compact or agreement with; to agree with.
             
  
     To strike off.
         (a) To erase from an account; to deduct; as, to strike
             off the interest of a debt.
         (b) (Print.) To impress; to print; as, to strike off a
             thousand copies of a book.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Struck \Struck\,
     imp. & p. p. of Strike.
  
     Struck jury (Law), a special jury, composed of persons
        having special knowledge or qualifications, selected by
        striking from the panel of jurors a certain number for
        each party, leaving the number required by law to try the
        cause.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  strike
       n 1: a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad
            work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month
            before it was settled" [syn: work stoppage]
       2: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or
          destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin
          at dawn"
       3: a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does
          not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
       4: a gentle blow [syn: rap, tap]
       5: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first
          ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
          [syn: ten-strike]
       6: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and
          marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway
          show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
          [syn: hit, smash, smasher, bang]
       v 1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
            tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: hit,
             impinge on, run into, collide with] [ant: miss]
       2: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon;
          "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to
          strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
       3: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
          impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck
          me as odd" [syn: affect, impress, move]
       4: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy,
          opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept.
          1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the
          fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners
          home to win the game 5 to 2" [syn: hit]
       5: indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck
          midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
       6: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit
          by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when
          he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at
          midnight" [syn: hit]
       7: stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are
          striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when
          their demand for better benefits was not met" [syn: walk
          out]
       8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light
          fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The
          light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck
          my ears" [syn: fall, shine]
       9: attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" [syn: come to]
       10: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical
           instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a
           middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments
           struck a sour note" [syn: hit]
       11: cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an
           arc"
       12: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
           tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally
           struck the main path to the lake" [syn: fall upon, come
           upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance
           on, happen upon, attain, discover]
       13: produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the
           flintstone"; "strike a match"
       14: remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this
           remark from the record" [syn: expunge, excise]
       15: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An
           interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The
           thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck
           with fear" [syn: hit, come to]
       16: drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist
           on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
           [syn: hit]
       17: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She
           took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the
           orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree";
           "strike a pose" [syn: assume, take, take up]
       18: form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins";
           "strike a medal" [syn: mint, coin]
       19: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure"
           [syn: strickle]
       20: pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy
           wind struck through our coats"
       21: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;
           "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"
       [also: struck]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  struck
       adj : (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;
             "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: smitten, stricken]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  struck
       See strike

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  struck
     Yola vb.
     (alt form yol strooke)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Struck
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  struck
     alt.
     (infl of en strike  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en strike  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Struck
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  struck
     alt.
     (infl of en strike  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en strike  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Struck
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  struck
     alt.
     (infl of en strike  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en strike  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Struck
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  struck
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm: impperf=strike)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  struck
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en strike ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb strike)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Struck /stɹˈʌk/
  ضرب

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/ 
  udeřen

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/ 
  udeřený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/ 
  udeřil

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/ 
  uhodil

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/ 
  uhozen

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/ 
  uhozený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/ 
  zasažený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  strike /stɹˈaɪk/ (struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, stricken /stɹˈɪkən/ <>) 
  anschlagen 
           Note: Musikinstrument
   see: striking, struck
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/
  angeschlagen
   see: strike, striking
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  strike /stɹˈaɪk/ (struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, stricken /stɹˈɪkən/ <>) 
  aufschlagen, auftreffen 
   see: striking, struck, stricken
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/
  aufgeschlagen, aufgetroffen
     Synonym: stricken
  
   see: strike, striking
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  strike /stɹˈaɪk/ (struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, stricken /stɹˈɪkən/ <>) 
  jdm. einfallen 
   see: It struck me that …, He was suddenly struck by the thought that …, Has it ever struck you that …?, It's just struck me that …
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  strike /stɹˈaɪk/ (struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, stricken /stɹˈɪkən/ <>) 
  streiken 
        "he/she strikes"  - er/sie streikt
   see: striking, struck
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/
  gestreikt
        "I/he/she struck"  - ich/er/sie streikte
   see: strike, striking
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  strike sb./sth. /stɹˈaɪk ˌɛsbˈiː ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ (struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>, struck /stɹˈʌk/ <>,  [Am.] stricken /stɹˈɪkən/ <>)
  jdn./etw. treffen 
   see: striking, struck, stricken
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/
  getroffen
        "the spot where the lightning has struck"  - dort, wo der Blitz eingeschlagen hat
        "The house was struck / stricken by lightning."  - Das Haus wurde vom Blitz getroffen.
        "He reached out with his stick, but struck nothing."  - Er holte mit seinem Stock aus, traf aber nichts.
        "He was struck by a car."  - Er wurde von einem Wagen angefahren.
     Synonym: stricken
  
   see: strike sb./sth., striking
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/
  
  χτύπησα

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/ 
  1. मारा
        "Teacher struck me because I was talking."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/
  pogođen

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  struck /stɹˈʌk/
  1. (bak.) strike
  2. grevde. struck measure silme ölçü.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstɹək/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  STRUCK, pleadings. In an indictment for murder, when the death arises from 
  any wounding, beating or bruising, it is said, that the word "struck" is 
  essential. 1 Bulst. 184; 5 Co. 122; 3 Mod. 202; Cro. Jac. 655; Palm. 282; 2 
  Hale, 184, 6, 7: Hawk. B. 2, c. 23, s. 82; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, *243 6 Binn. R. 
  179. 
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  strike的过去式(分词)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 受罢工影响的
     n.
     vbl. strike的过去式和过去分词

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