struck


Meanings

  • 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;
  • (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;
    • "awe-struck"
  • STRUCK a past tense of strike


Scrabble Score: 12

struck is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

struck is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

struck is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 14

struck is a valid Words With Friends word