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Strong

//stɹæŋ// adj, adv, name, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of producing great physical force.

    "a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

  2. 2
    Capable of withstanding great physical force.

    "a strong foundation; good strong shoes"

  3. 3
    Possessing power, might, or strength. broadly

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

  4. 4
    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."

  5. 5
    Highly stimulating to the senses.

    "a strong light; a strong taste"

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  1. 6
    Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.

    "a strong smell"

  2. 7
    Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.

    "a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine"

  3. 8
    Having a high alcoholic content. specifically

    "a strong drink"

  4. 9
    Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.

    "a strong verb"

  5. 10
    That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.

    "a strong acid; a strong base"

  6. 11
    Not easily subdued or taken.

    "a strong position"

  7. 12
    Having wealth or resources.

    "a strong economy"

  8. 13
    Impressive, good. US, slang

    "You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!"

  9. 14
    Having a specified number of people or units.

    "The enemy's army force was five thousand strong."

  10. 15
    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."

  11. 16
    Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
  12. 17
    Convincing.

    "[…] but grounding him ſelfe vpon ſtrong reaſons, to wit, that he had not offended the Iewes, neither yet the Law, but that he was innocēt, and therefore that no iudge oght to geue hym in the hādes of his ennemies […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    strong and sure wordnet
  2. 2
    freshly made or left wordnet
  3. 3
    being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content wordnet
  4. 4
    not faint or feeble wordnet
  5. 5
    having a strong physiological or chemical effect wordnet
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  1. 6
    having or wielding force or authority wordnet
  2. 7
    of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection wordnet
  3. 8
    of good quality and condition; solidly built wordnet
  4. 9
    having strength or power greater than average or expected wordnet
  5. 10
    immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In a strong manner. not-comparable

    "As a salesperson I always come on strong."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Union County, Arkansas.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Chase County, Kansas.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, Maine.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
  2. 7
    A township and community therein, in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang (“strong”), from Proto-West Germanic *strang (“severe, strict, rigorous, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut, stiff, tight”). Cognate with Scots strang (“strong”), Saterland Frisian strang, West Frisian string (“austere, strict, harsh, severe, stern, stark, tough”), Dutch streng (“strict, severe, tight”), German streng (“strict, severe, austere”), Danish and Norwegian streng (“strong, hard”), Faroese and Icelandic strangur (“strict”), Norwegian strang (“strong, harsh, bitter”), Swedish sträng, strang (“severe, strict, harsh”), Latin stringō (“tighten”). Doublet of strict and string.

Etymology 2

From Middle English strong, strang, from Old English strang (“strong”), from Proto-West Germanic *strang (“severe, strict, rigorous, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“tight, strict, straight, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut, stiff, tight”). Cognate with Scots strang (“strong”), Saterland Frisian strang, West Frisian string (“austere, strict, harsh, severe, stern, stark, tough”), Dutch streng (“strict, severe, tight”), German streng (“strict, severe, austere”), Danish and Norwegian streng (“strong, hard”), Faroese and Icelandic strangur (“strict”), Norwegian strang (“strong, harsh, bitter”), Swedish sträng, strang (“severe, strict, harsh”), Latin stringō (“tighten”). Doublet of strict and string.

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