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STRIKE UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Begin
Example:
strike up a friendship
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "strike up" is one way to...):
initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Start playing
Example:
The musicians struck up a tune
Synonyms:
sound off; strike up
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "strike up" is one way to...):
play (play on an instrument)
Domain category:
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
music ((music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds))
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
