struck
/strʌk/
adjective
- Affected by a strike, especially a labor strike; closed or halted due to workers refusing to work.
- The struck factory remained silent as negotiations continued.
- Many struck businesses lost money during the protest.
- The struck port could not load or unload any cargo.
verb
- Past tense and past participle of 'strike', meaning to hit someone or something with force.
- The boxer struck his opponent with a powerful punch.
- A car struck the fence during the storm.
- She struck the nail with a hammer.
- To come into sudden or violent contact with something; to collide.
- The ship struck a hidden rock and began to sink.
- Lightning struck the old oak tree in the field.
- The ball struck the window and shattered it.
- To affect someone suddenly or strongly, especially with an idea or feeling.
- The beauty of the sunset struck her deeply.
- A brilliant idea struck him while he was in the shower.
- It struck me that I had forgotten my keys at home.
- To refuse to work as a protest, typically by employees.
- The union voted to strike if their demands were not met.
- The factory workers struck for better wages and safety conditions.
- Teachers across the state struck to demand smaller class sizes.
- To ignite a match by rubbing it against a rough surface.
- The camper struck a match and held it to the kindling.
- She struck the flint to start a campfire.
- He struck a match to light the candle.
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