struck
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 →
2) Of lightning: hit something. tree →
3) Of a clock: rang a bell to show the time. tree →
4) Of an idea or feeling: came suddenly to someone's mind. tree →
5) Lit a match by rubbing it. tree →
6) Stopped work as a protest (as in a strike). tree →
7) To strike terror into someone is to make them suddenly very frightened. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: When it says the LORD "struck" someone, it means God sent illness or punishment. "Struck hands" means making a pledge by clasping hands. Interpretation: Tradition reads David's child's illness as a result of the sin with Bathsheba. Striking hands for another person is read as a warning not to guarantee a loan lightly. In the primary 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
- And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it was very sick. (Prophets 2SA.12.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger — (Writings PRO.6.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'They have struck me, and I felt it not, they have beaten me, and I knew it not; when shall I awake? (Writings PRO.23.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- Lightning struck the old oak tree. tree →
- The clock struck twelve at midnight. tree →
- It suddenly struck me that I'd left my bag on the bus. tree →
- The ship struck a rock and began to sink. tree →
- He struck a match to light the candle. tree →
- The ball struck the window and cracked it. tree →
- We were struck by how big the whale was. tree →
- The workers struck for better pay. tree →
- The command struck terror among the beasts. tree →
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
- And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it was very sick.
- My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —
- Metals ring when struck because they pass vibrations on well; big bells are usually made of bronze.
- Lightning can strike the same place more than once; tall towers are struck many times a year.
- If you hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning, so you go indoors.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «struck» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.