Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Affected or shut down by a labor strike.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Specifically, in electrometal., thinly nickel-plated preparatory to the deposition of some other metal: said of a surface thus treated.
- Preterit and past participle of strike.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. & p. p. of
strike . - (Law) a special jury, composed of persons having special knowledge or qualifications, selected by striking from the panel of jurors a certain number for each party, leaving the number required by law to try the cause.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
strike . (delete) - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
strike . (hit)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
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Examples
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I perceived the Thing would come up with me long before I reached the enclosure, and, desperate and sobbing for my breath, I wheeled round upon it and struck at it as it came up to me, struck with all my strength.
The Thing in the Forest Herbert George 1896
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"The Indians have struck on the frontier," -- "A rattle-snake _struck_ at me."
Diary in America, Series One Frederick Marryat 1820
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The label struck pay dirt when a secretary, Jenny Price, encouraged them to sign a teenage singer-songwriter from Southern California named Jewel.
Fortune’s Fool Fred Goodman 2010
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The label struck pay dirt when a secretary, Jenny Price, encouraged them to sign a teenage singer-songwriter from Southern California named Jewel.
Fortune’s Fool Fred Goodman 2010
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The label struck pay dirt when a secretary, Jenny Price, encouraged them to sign a teenage singer-songwriter from Southern California named Jewel.
Fortune’s Fool Fred Goodman 2010
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The label struck pay dirt when a secretary, Jenny Price, encouraged them to sign a teenage singer-songwriter from Southern California named Jewel.
Fortune’s Fool Fred Goodman 2010
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I saw the phrase "struck a nerve" a few times remarked about this photo.
Graciela Tiscareno-Sato: The Viral Immigration Meme: Did You See The Success Story? Graciela Tiscareno-Sato 2012
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I saw the phrase "struck a nerve" a few times remarked about this photo.
Graciela Tiscareno-Sato: The Viral Immigration Meme: Did You See The Success Story? Graciela Tiscareno-Sato 2012
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“I guess so,” he said, and the phrase struck Tessa, who had heard nothing but British voices for nearly two months, as so American that she felt homesick.
Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010
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As with "Quelqu'un," her label struck a deal with Barnes & Noble for the bookseller to carry the new disc exclusively for several months before its wider commercial release in February.
Can Romance Lift 2008
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