past tense and past participle of strike (v.).

1610s, from thunder (n.) + struck. Originally figurative; the literal sense (1630s) always has been rare. Thunder-strike (v.), is a back-formation.

"possessed by a passionate desire to perform on stage," 1813, from stage (n.) + past-participle adjective from strike (v.). Earlier was stage-smitten (1680s).

also love-struck, by 1762, from love (n.) + struck, from strike (v.). Love-stricken is attested from 1805.

"hammered, wrought upon by beating" (of metal, etc.), c. 1300, from alternative past participle of beat (v.). The meaning "defeated, vanquished" is from 1560s; that of "repeatedly struck" is from 1590s.

c. 1600, from Malay (Austronesian) gong, which is probably imitative of its sound when struck. As a verb by 1853. Related: Gonged; gonging.

a kind of volcanic rock that rings when struck, 1818, literally "sounding stone," from phono- + -lite. Translating German Klingstein (compare French phonolithe, 1812).

late 13c., "not beaten or struck," from un- (1) + beaten. In the sense of "undefeated" it is attested by 1757. Old English had ungebeaten "unwrought, unstruck."

1660s, correction of earlier stupendious "causing astonishment, astounding" (1540s), from Late Latin stupendus "to be wondered at," gerundive of Latin stupere "be stunned, be struck senseless, be aghast, astounded, or amazed" (see stupid). Related: Stupendously; stupendousness.

"sonorousness, resonance, the quality of giving sound when struck," 1620s, from French sonorité and directly from Latin sonoritas "fullness of sound," from sonorus "resounding" (see sonorous).