What does strike up mean?
Definitions for strike up
strike up
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word strike up.
Princeton's WordNet
sound off, strike upverb
start playing
"The musicians struck up a tune"
strike upverb
begin
"strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"
Wiktionary
strike upverb
To start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.
strike upverb
To start something, usually playing live music.
ChatGPT
strike up
To strike up generally means to initiate or begin something, often referring to a conversation, friendship, or music. It implies starting something spontaneously or initiating an interaction with someone.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of strike up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of strike up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of strike up in a Sentence
He was just a wealth of information. He loved what we do, he loved politics, he loved talking about it, he loved arguing about it. And I used to love- he used to sit on a chair outside by the studio out there, and he would just sit out there on a nice day all day long, you'd come by, he'd strike up a conversation with you. We will miss him.
She was the type of person who would never want to bother me to fix anything and would always strike up a conversation and say hello.
Under normal circumstances, when it comes to Canadian manufacturing, when the Canadian dollar goes down it's really an opportunity to strike up the band, unfortunately the (Canadian) dollar has been strong for so long that a lot of the band has left.
Translations for strike up
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- stifteDanish
- schließenGerman
- cất giọng hátVietnamese
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