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struck
[struhk]
adjective
(of a factory, industry, etc.) closed or otherwise affected by a strike of workers.
overcome, obsessed, or deeply affected by a specified person, feeling, or thing (used in combination).
Ichabod was horror-struck on perceiving that the rider was headless.
If you know any stagestruck youngsters begging for ballet lessons, these new dance books will get them off on the right foot.
struck
/ ٰʌ /
verb
the past tense and past participle of strike
adjective
(of an industry, factory, etc) shut down or otherwise affected by a labour strike
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of struck1
Example Sentences
The head of the global nuclear watchdog says there has been no further damage to Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant since Israel struck the country's nuclear sites on Friday.
Shana, the oil ministry's news agency, reported that the situation was "under control", that the containers at Shahran were not full when struck, and that the refinery was still operational.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, an Iranian missile struck a 10-storey block of flats here, killing at least eight people and trapping dozens more under thick layers of rubble.
"Being struck down with this was a complete shock," he said.
He had struck out just six batters across his last 11 innings — striking out just one in his last outing.
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