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strong
adj stronger, strongest
    1. Exerting or capable of great force or power.
      Thesaurus: robust, muscular, stout, hardy, sinewy, husky, athletic, powerful, brawny, strapping; Antonym: weak, emaciated.
    2. Able to withstand rough treatment; robust.
      Thesaurus: solid, sturdy, firm, well built, secure, tough, durable, sound, reinforced, rugged, well made; Antonym: flimsy, slipshod.
    3. Said of views, etc: firmly held or boldly expressed.
      Thesaurus: determined, resolute, steadfast, staunch, tenacious, unyielding.
    4. Said of taste, light, etc: sharply felt or experienced; intense; powerful.
    5. Said of coffee, alcoholic drink, etc: relatively undiluted with water or other liquid; concentrated.
      Thesaurus: undiluted, powerful, potent, stiff, inebriating, intoxicating, straight, rich, unmixed, concentrated.
    6. Said of an argument, etc: having much force; convincing.
    7. Said of language: bold or straightforward; rude or offensive.
    8. Said of prices, values, etc: steady or rising.
      Example: a strong dollar
    9. Said of a syllable: stressed.
    10. Said of a group, etc: made up of about the specified number.
      Example: a gang fifty strong
    11. Said of a colour: deep and intense.
    12. Said of a wind: blowing hard.
    13. grammar.
      Said of a verb: characterized by vowel gradation in its conjugation as opposed to taking inflected endings, eg swim, swam, swum. Also called vocalic. Compare weak sense 17.
    14. Impressive.
      Example: a strong candidate for the job
    15. Characterized by ability, stamina, good technique, etc.
      Example: a strong swimmer
    16. Said of an urge, desire, feeling, etc: intense; powerful; overwhelming.
      Example: a strong desire to tell her what really happened
      Example: a strong feeling of distrust
Derivative: strongly
adverb
    Derivative: strongish
    adj
      Idiom: come on strong
        colloq
        To be highly persuasive or assertive, often in a way that others might find disconcerting.
      Idiom: strong on something
        Excelling at it; well-skilled or versed in it.
          Example: Jane's always been strong on languages
      Idiom: going strong
        colloq
        Flourishing; thriving.
          Example: He's still going strong at 95
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon strang.



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