strong

/strɔɳ/

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A strong worker lifts a heavy wooden crate.

Definition

Adjective:
- Having great physical power or force: Possessing the ability to exert force, withstand pressure, or resist damage.
- Having a powerful effect on the mind or senses: Intense, potent, or distinct in smell, taste, sound, or feeling.
- Not easily broken, defeated, or changed: Solid, durable, secure, or firmly established.
- Having a high degree of a particular quality: Intense in degree, such as strong conviction, strong evidence, or strong leadership.
- Capable or proficient: Skilled or powerful in a specific area, such as a strong candidate or being strong in mathematics.
- Of a specified number: Used after a number to indicate the size of a group, e.g., "an army 10,000 strong."
- Grammar (of verbs): Forming the past tense and past participle by a change in the root vowel, not by adding a regular inflection like '-ed' (e.g., sing/sang/sung).

Examples

Physical Power/Force:
- She has strong arms from lifting weights.
- The strong wind knocked down the tree.
Powerful Effect:
- The coffee has a strong aroma.
- He has a strong dislike for injustice.
Not Easily Broken/Changed:
- They built a strong foundation for the house.
- She has a strong will and never gives up.
High Degree of a Quality:
- He presented a strong argument in the debate.
- There is strong evidence supporting the theory.
Capable or Proficient:
- He is a strong contender for the championship.
- She is strong in analytical skills.
Specified Number:
- The volunteer team was fifty strong.
Grammar:
- "Swim" is a strong verb; its past tense is "swam."

Advanced Usage

"Going strong": Continuing to be successful, active, or in good condition.
- After 40 years, their business is still going strong.
"Strong suit": An area in which one excels; a specialty.
- Diplomacy was never his strong suit.
"Strong language": Forceful, often profane or angry, speech.
- The coach used strong language to motivate the team.

Variants and Related Words

Strongly (adverb): In a strong manner.
- I strongly recommend this book.
Strength (noun): The quality or state of being strong.
- He admired her inner strength.
Strengthen (verb): To make or become stronger.
- Exercises to strengthen your core.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Strong-arm (verb, often used as an adjective): To use force or threats to get what one wants.
- They were accused of using strong-arm tactics during the negotiation.

Related Idioms

A strong stomach: The ability to see, hear, or endure unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset.
- You need a strong stomach to watch that documentary.
Strong as an ox: Extremely physically strong.
- After working on the farm for years, he was as strong as an ox.
The strong silent type: A person, typically a man, who is emotionally reserved and physically capable.
- He doesn't talk much, but he's the strong silent type.

A strong worker lifts a heavy wooden crate.

Adjective

strong and sure
- a firm grasp
- gave a strong pull on the rope
freshly made or left
- a warm trail
- the scent is warm
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- hard liquor
of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- `sing' is a strong verb
of good quality and condition; solidly built
- a solid foundation
- several substantial timber buildings
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- an impregnable fortress
- fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
- a secure telephone connection
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- a potent toxin
- potent liquor
- a potent cup of tea, a stiff drink
having or wielding force or authority
- providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons
not faint or feeble
- a strong odor of burning rubber
having strength or power greater than average or expected
- a strong radio signal
- strong medicine
- a strong man

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