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STRONG
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Irregular inflected forms: stronger , strongest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strong and sure
Example:
gave a strong pull on the rope
Synonyms:
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forceful (characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Freshly made or left
Example:
the scent is warm
Synonyms:
strong; warm
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Similar:
fresh (recently made, produced, or harvested)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
Example:
hard liquor
Synonyms:
hard; strong
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Adjectives
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alcoholic (characteristic of or containing alcohol)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Not faint or feeble
Example:
a strong odor of burning rubber
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Adjectives
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intense (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Example:
a stiff drink
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equipotent (having equal strength or efficacy)
multipotent (able to many things)
Also:
effective; effectual; efficacious (producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect)
fertile (capable of reproducing)
powerful (having great power or force or potency or effect)
Attribute:
effectiveness; potency; strength (capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Having or wielding force or authority
Example:
providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons
Synonyms:
potent; strong
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
powerful (having great power or force or potency or effect)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
Example:
'sing' is a strong verb
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
irregular (contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice)
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Sense 8
Meaning:
Of good quality and condition; solidly built
Example:
several substantial timber buildings
Synonyms:
solid; strong; substantial
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Adjectives
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sound (in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Having strength or power greater than average or expected
Example:
a strong man
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Adjectives
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well-knit; well-set (strongly and firmly constructed)
virile (characterized by energy and vigor)
vehement (characterized by great force or energy)
stiff (powerful)
sound (vigorous or severe)
robust (strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity)
reinforced; strengthened (given added strength or support)
knock-down; powerful (strong enough to knock down or overwhelm)
ironlike (exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron)
industrial-strength; weapons-grade (extremely strong or concentrated or durable)
hard; knockout; severe (very strong or vigorous)
fortified (having something added to increase the strength)
bullocky (resembling a bullock in strength and power)
bullnecked (having a thick short powerful neck)
brawny; hefty; muscular; powerful; sinewy ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful)
beefed-up (made greater or stronger)
beardown (with full strength)
Also:
robust (sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction)
powerful (having great power or force or potency or effect)
rugged (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring)
tough; toughened (physically toughened)
Attribute:
strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)
Antonym:
weak (wanting in physical strength)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
Example:
a secure telephone connection
Synonyms:
impregnable; inviolable; secure; strong; unassailable; unattackable
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Adjectives
Similar:
invulnerable (immune to attack; impregnable)
Context examples:
If she had felt impatience and regret before—if she had been sorry for what she said, and feared its too strong effect on him—she now felt and feared it all tenfold more.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
I fancy the boy, who was born in Italy, is not very strong, and the old man is afraid of losing him, which makes him so careful.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
We carried her upstairs, laid her on the sofa, and a couple of cups of the strongest coffee soon cleared her brain from the mists of the drug.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Certainly—very strong it was; to own the truth, a great deal stronger than, if I had been Miss Campbell, would have been at all agreeable to me.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
I feel quite strong enough, if I can really be of any help.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It was nearly as big as an elephant, and the green throne seemed hardly strong enough to hold its weight.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
But it is this gloom which appears to have taken so strong a hold of your mind that I wish to dissipate.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Jane, I will not trouble you with abominable details: some strong words shall express what I have to say.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
A sudden, brief, strong contraction of a muscle or group of muscles that cannot be controlled.
(Myoclonic jerk, NCI Dictionary)
The researchers also found a strong genetic link between insomnia and type 2 diabetes.
(Can't Sleep? Could Be Down to Genetics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
