struck

Meanings

Verb

• deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
  • "The teacher struck the child"
  • "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • "This behavior struck me as odd"
• hit against; come into sudden contact with
  • "He struck the table with his elbow"
• 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"
• indicate (a certain time) by striking
  • "The clock struck midnight"
  • "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
  • "The earthquake struck at midnight"
• stop work in order to press demands
• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
  • "The light struck the golden necklace"
  • "A strange sound struck my ears"
• attain
  • "The horse finally struck a pace"
• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
  • "her comments struck a sour note"
• cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
• find unexpectedly
  • "she struck a goldmine"
  • "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
• produce by ignition or a blow
• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
• cause to experience suddenly
  • "Panic struck me"
  • "The thought struck terror in our minds"
  • "They were struck with fear"
• drive something violently into a location
  • "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
• occupy or take on
• form by stamping, punching, or printing
• smooth with a strickle
• pierce with force
  • "The bullet struck her thigh"
  • "The icy wind struck through our coats"
• arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

Adjective Satellite

• (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
  • "awe-struck"

Synonyms

affect, assume, attain, chance on, chance upon, coin, collide with, come across, come to, come upon, discover, excise, expunge, fall, fall upon, happen upon, hit, impinge on, impress, light upon, mint, move, run into, scratch, shine, smitten, stricken, strickle, strike, take, take up, walk out

Antonyms

miss