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Struck Moderate

Struck has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of strike

"The hammer struck the nail hard, but it had also been struck by bad luck earlier that day."

In plain English: Struck is the past tense of strike, meaning to hit something hard with your hand or another object.

"The loud noise struck everyone in the room at once."

Adjective
1

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

"conscience-smitten"

"awe-struck"

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The mayor was born in Stratford but moved to a town named Struck when he became a lawyer."

Example Sentences
"The loud noise struck everyone in the room at once." verb
"The clock struck midnight right before I fell asleep." verb
"He was suddenly struck by an idea for the new project." verb
"A car struck the pedestrian while he was crossing the street." verb
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