1. (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
   "awe-struck";
   - smitten, stricken

1. Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
   "The teacher struck the child"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"; "the opponent refused to strike"
    
2. Come into sudden contact with
   "He struck the table with his elbow";
   - hit, impinge on, run into, collide with, impact
    
3. Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
   "This behaviour struck me as odd"; "he was dumb-struck by the news"; "her comments struck a sour note";
   - 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";
   - hit
    
5. Drive something violently into a location
   "she struck her head on the low ceiling";
   - hit
    
6. Pierce with force
   "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats"
    
7. Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
   "The earthquake struck at midnight";
   - hit
    
8. Cause to experience suddenly
   "Panic struck me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear";
   - hit, come to
    
9. Stop work in order to press demands
   "The auto workers are striking for higher wages";
   - walk out
    
10. Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
    "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears";
    - fall, shine
     
11. Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
    "strike ‘z’ on the keyboard"; "The pianist strikes a middle C";
    - hit
     
12. Produce by ignition or a blow
    "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"
     
13. Find or encounter unexpectedly
    "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake";
    - fall upon, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, discover
     
14. Occupy or take on
    "strike a pose";
    - assume, take, take up
     
15. Form by stamping, punching, or printing
    "strike coins"; "strike a medal";
    - mint, coin
     
16. Indicate (a certain time) by striking
    "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
     
17. Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    "Please strike this remark from the record";
    - scratch, expunge, excise
     
18. Disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
    "after the show, we'll have to strike the set and pack up"
     
19. Smooth with a strickle
    "The mason struck the excess mortar from the bricks";
    - strickle
     
20. Hook by a pull on the line
    "strike a fish";
    - seize
     
21. Arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"
     
22. Cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
    "strike an arc"
     
23. Attain
    "The horse finally struck a pace";
    - come to

See also: affected, cut down

Type of: accomplish, achieve, affect, assail, attack, attain, bear on, bear upon, break apart, break up, cancel, come, come about, create, delete, disassemble, dismantle, displace, dissent, even, even out, fall out, figure out, find, flush, form, go on, hap [archaic], happen, hook, impact, level, lick [N. Amer, informal], make, make from scratch, move, occur, pass, pass off, penetrate, pierce, protest, puzzle out, reach, read, record, regain, register, resist, shape, show, solve, suss [Brit, informal], suss out [Brit, informal], take apart, take place, touch, unriddle, work, work out

Antonym: miss

Encyclopedia: Struck, Paul