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# struck

«struck» in Mova's school dictionary: **Hit someone or something hard** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past and past participle of «strike» (strike, strikes, struck, striking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Hit someone or something hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#m1)

2) Of lightning: hit something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#m2)

3) Of a clock: rang a bell to show the time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#m3)

4) Of an idea or feeling: came suddenly to someone's mind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#m4)

5) Lit a match by rubbing it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#m5)

6) Stopped work as a protest (as in a strike). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#m6)

7) To strike terror into someone is to make them suddenly very frightened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, lightning struck a tree, the clock struck midnight, an idea struck the hero, or the ship struck a rock. In safety, if you hear thunder, lightning can strike — go indoors and stay away from tall trees and water. In maths, «the clock struck 3» can be a problem: how many chimes in a day? Phrases: «struck by lightning», «the clock struck», «it struck me that», «struck a match», «struck dumb».

### examples

- Lightning struck the old oak tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x1)
- The clock struck twelve at midnight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x2)
- It suddenly struck me that I'd left my bag on the bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x3)
- The ship struck a rock and began to sink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x4)
- He struck a match to light the candle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x5)
- The ball struck the window and cracked it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x6)
- We were struck by how big the whale was. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x7)
- The workers struck for better pay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x8)
- The command struck terror among the beasts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/#x9)

### note

Irregular: strike, struck, struck (also «stricken» in some phrases). Myth: lightning can strike the same place twice — tall buildings are struck many times a year. Matches are for adults; never play with them.

### In the corpora

- [Metals ring when struck because they pass vibrations on well; big bells are usually made of bronze.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/31-metals-what-theyre-good-for/16/)
- [Lightning can strike the same place more than once; tall towers are struck many times a year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/15-weather-signs/17/)
- [If you hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning, so you go indoors.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety/16/)
- [Tom found matches in a drawer and struck one to see the flame.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/6/)
- [Ten plagues struck Egypt, from the river Nile turning to blood to the death of the firstborn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/6-moses-and-the-exodus/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «struck» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/struck/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.