struck /ˈstrək/ 名詞
Strike v. t. [imp. Struck p. p. Struck, Stricken (Stroock Strucken Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Striking. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.]
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. foedus 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.
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.”
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.
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.
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
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"
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
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
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"
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"
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"
adj : (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;
"conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: smitten, stricken]