strooken

Verb

strike (third-person singular simple present strikes, present participle striking, simple past struck or (nonstandard) striked or (all obsolete) strook or stroke or strake, past participle struck or (see usage notes) stricken or (both obsolete) strucken or striken or strook)

1. (sometimes, transitive) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
   • Please strike the last sentence.
2. (transitive) To hit.
   • Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.

   Synonyms:

   thump

3. (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
   • And they ſhall take of the blood and ſtrike it on the two ſide poſtes,[…]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 12:7, column 2
4. (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
   • A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
5. (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
   • We will strike a medal in your honour.
6. (dated, intransitive) To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground.
   • The ship struck in the night.

See all 70 meanings of strike