Sekirov Dictionary

strong

UK /stɹɒŋ/US /stɹɔŋ/

adjective 20
adverb 1
noun 1
forms 2
phrases 2

adjective20

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having great power in the body, and able to lift or push heavy things
- a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong
- The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
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Possessing power, might, or strength.
- A wise man is strong, yea a man of knowledge encreaseth strength. — 1611
Highly stimulating to the senses.
Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
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Severe; very bad or intense.
- Physicians may diagnosis influenza by a throat culture or blood test, which may be important if you have a particularly strong flu, if your doctor suspects pneumonia or a bacterial infection. — 2005
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Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- a strong foundation; good strong shoes
Not easily subdued or taken.
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
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Having a high alcoholic content.
- She gets up, and pours herself a strong one. - Eagles, Lying Eyes
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Determined; unyielding.
- He is strong in the face of adversity.
Having wealth or resources.
Convincing.
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Having a specified number of people or units.
- The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
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(US, slang) Impressive, good.
- You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
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Of a form in which the accent is in the leftmost (first) slot allowed in the relevant paradigm, or reflecting an ancestral Proto-Indo-European form in which this was the case, as opposed to tending to shift to the right.
- PIE strong stems were most frequently in the full grade (e-grade), less often in the o-grade (though more common in thematic nouns and stative verbs) and least often in the zero grade.
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In the nominative, accusative or vocative case, regardless of number, or sometimes in the locative singular.
- Strong *dʰéh₁-mn̥, weak *dʰh₁-mén-.
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Typically, of a conjugation which is singular and active; i.e., excluding dual and plural numbers and passive/middle voices.
- Strong *dʰéh₁- (e.g. *dʰéh₁m̥ (“I put”), *dʰéh₁oh₂ (“I would put”)), weak *dʰh₁- (e.g. *dʰh₁ént (“they all put”), active participle *dʰh₁ónts, *dʰh₁tó (“(he/she/it) is placed”), middle participle *dʰh₁m̥h₁nós).

adverb1

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In a strong manner.
- As a salesperson I always come on strong.

noun[plural only]1

Strong people, collectively.

forms

stronger · strongest

Phrases with strong

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