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/stɹɒŋ/

adj 5name 5adv 1

Collocations

(adj.) physically powerful

VERBS

be, feel, look | become, grow

make sb

Regular exercise and good nutrition will make you strong enough to carry heavy boxes.

ADV

extremely, immensely, really, very | pretty, quite

enough

The coffee isn't strong enough for me in the morning.

physically

(adj.) not easily damaged

VERBS

be, look

ADV

extremely, really, very | fairly, pretty, quite

enough

My old bicycle is still strong enough to ride to work every day.

(adj.) powerful

VERBS

be, look, prove, seem, smell, taste | become, get, grow | remain | make sth

keep sth

Good economic reports helped keep the company's reputation strong throughout the crisis.

ADV

extremely, immensely, particularly, really, very

She felt a very strong connection to her grandmother's old recipes.

fairly, pretty, quite, rather

enough

Her coffee wasn't strong enough to keep her awake during the long meeting.

Definitions

adj

Capable of producing great physical force.

a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong

The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.

Capable of withstanding great physical force.

a strong foundation; good strong shoes

Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.

Possessing power, might, or strength.

A wise man is strong, yea a man of knowledge encreaseth strength.

Perhaps we grows very strong, stronger than Wraiths. Lord Smeagol? Gollum the Great? The Gollum! Eat fish every day, three times a day, fresh from the sea.

Determined; unyielding.

The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.

Ideas are eternal; they hang in the stars, and a man must be brave and strong enough to reach up to the stars and fetch down the fire from heaven and to carry the torch among men.

Highly stimulating to the senses.

a strong light; a strong taste

adv

In a strong manner.

As a salesperson I always come on strong.

name

A surname.

A number of places in the United States:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — strong and sure

firm

adjective — freshly made or left

warm

adjective — being distilled rather than fermented

hard

adjective — having a strong physiological or chemical effect

adjective — having or wielding force or authority

potent

adjective — of good quality and condition

adjective — immune to attack

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link

An organization is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person; a group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.

strong suit

A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable.

That area isn't my strong suit, but I can give it a shot.

come on strong

To approach with a lot of energy.

Most grass racing places a premium on the ability of better horses to save ground on the turns, cut the corner into the home stretch and come on strong at the end.

the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must

The weak cannot resist the decisions of the strong; power, not morality, decides the outcome of any dispute.

Bitter is the necessity of it. It knows no law. In the world the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.

the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must

Alternative form of the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

Example Bank

a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong

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The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.

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For he was swift as swallow in her flight, And strong as Lyon in his lordly might.

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As a salesperson I always come on strong.

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The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.

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Flying against a strong wind is very difficult.

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