Definitions for strong
strɔŋ, strɒŋ; ˈstrɔŋ gər, ˈstrɒŋ-; ˈstrɔŋ gɪst, ˈstrɒŋ-strong

Princeton's WordNet(1.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. strongadjective

   having strength or power greater than average or expected

   "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

2. strongadjective

   not faint or feeble

   "a strong odor of burning rubber"

3. potent, strongadjective

   having or wielding force or authority

   "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"

4. potent, strong, stiffadjective

   having a strong physiological or chemical effect

   "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

5. impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackableadjective

   immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

   "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"

6. solid, strong, substantialadjective

   of good quality and condition; solidly built

   "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"

7. strongadjective

   of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

   "`sing' is a strong verb"

8. hard, strongadjective

   being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

   "hard liquor"

9. strong, warmadjective

   freshly made or left

   "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"

10. firm, strongadjective

    strong and sure

    "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. strongadverb

   in a strong manner

2. strongadjective

   capable of producing great physical force.

3. strongadjective

   capable of withstanding great physical force

4. strongadjective

   fast moving water, wind, etc, which has a lot of power.

   The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.

5. strongadjective

   determined, unyielding

   He is strong in the face of adversity.

6. strongadjective

   highly stimulating to the senses

7. strongadjective

   having an offensive or intense odor or flavor

   a strong smell

8. strongadjective

   having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient

9. strongadjective

   having a high alcoholic content

   a strong drink

10. strongadjective

    inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels

    a strong verb

11. strongadjective

    not easily subdued or taken

    a strong position

12. strongadjective

    impressive, good

    You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That's strong!

13. strongadjective

    Having a specified number of people or units

    The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. STRONGadjective

   Etymology: strang , Saxon.

   1. Vigorous; forceful; of great ability of body.

   Though ’gan the villain wax so fierce and strong,
   That nothing may sustain his furious force,
   He cast him down to ground, and all along
   Drew him through dirt and mire. Fairy Queen.

   The strong-wing’d Mercury should fetch thee up,
   And set thee by Jove’s side. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   That our oxen may be strong to labour. Psal. cxliv. 14.

   The Marsian and Sabellian race,
   Strong limb’d and stout. Dryden.

   Orses the strong to greater strength must yield;
   He, with Parthenius, were by Rapo kill’d. Dryden.

   2. Fortified; secure from attack.

   Within Troy’s strong immures
   The ravish’d Helen with wanton Paris sleeps. William Shakespeare.

   An army of English engaged in the midst, between an army of a greater number, fresh and in vigour on the one side, and a town strong in fortification, and strong in men on the other. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.

   It is no matter how things are, so a man observe but the agreement of his own imaginations, and talk conformably, it is all truth: such castles in the air will be as strong holds of truth as the demonstrations of Euclid. John Locke.

   3. Powerful; mighty.

   While there was war between the houses of Saul and David, Abner made himself strong for Saul. 2 Sam. iii. 6.

   The merchant-adventurers being a strong company, and well underset with rich men and good order, held out bravely. Francis Bacon.

   Those that are strong at sea may easily bring them to what terms they please. Addison.

   The weak, by thinking themselves strong, are induced to proclaim war against that which ruins them; and the strong, by conceiting themselves weak, are thereby rendered as useless as if they really were so. Robert South, Sermons.

   4. Supplied with forces.

   When he was not six and twenty strong,
   Sick in the world’s regard, wretched and low,
   My father gave him welcome to the shore. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   He was, at his rising from Exeter, between six and seven thousand strong. Francis Bacon.

   In Britain’s lovely isle a shining throng
   War in his cause, a thousand beauties strong. Thomas Tickell.

   5. Hale; healthy.

   Better is the poor being sound and strong in constitution, than a rich man afflicted in his body. Ecclus xxx. 14.

   6. Forcibly acting in the imagination.

   This is one of the strongest examples of a personation that ever was. Francis Bacon.

   7. Ardent; eager; positive; zealous.

   Her mother, ever strong against that match,
   And firm for doctor Caius, hath appointed,
   That he shall shuffle her away. William Shakespeare, Mer. Wives of Wind.

   In choice of committees for ripening business for the council, it is better to chuse indifferent persons, than to make an indifferency, by putting in those that are strong on both sides. Francis Bacon.

   The knight is a much stronger tory in the country than in town, which is necessary for the keeping up his interest. Add.

   8. Full; having any quality in a great degree; affecting the sight or smell forcibly.

   Add with Cecropian thyme strong-scented centaury. Dryd.

   By mixing such powders we are not to expect a strong and full white, such as is that of paper; but some dusky obscure one, such as might arise from a mixture of light and darkness, or from white and black, that is, a grey or dun, or russet brown. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   Thus shall there be made two bows of colours, an interior and stronger, by one reflexion in the drops, and an exterior and fainter by two; for the light becomes fainter by every reflexion. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   9. Potent; intoxicating.

   Get strong beer to rub your horses heels. Jonathan Swift.

   10. Having a deep tincture; affecting the taste forcibly.

   Many of their propositions favour very strong of the old leaven of innovations. Charles I .

   11. Affecting the smell powerfully.

   The prince of Cambay’s daily food
   Is asps, and basilisk and toad,
   Which makes him have so strong a breath,
   Each night he stinks a queen to death. Hudibras.

   The heat of a human body, as it grows more intense, makes the urine smell more strong. Arbuthnot.

   12. Hard of digestion; not easily nutrimental.

   Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. Hebr.

   13. Furnished with abilities for any thing.

   I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism. Dryden.

   14. Valid; confirmed.

   In process of time, an ungodly custom grown strong, was kept as a law. Wisdom xiv. 16.

   15. Violent; vehement; forcible.

   In the days of his flesh he offered up prayers, with strong crying and tears. Heb. v. 7.

   The scriptures make deep and strong impressions on the minds of men: and whosoever denies this, as he is in point of religion atheistical, so in understanding brutish. John Corbet.

   16. Cogent; conclusive.

   Messengers
   Of strong prevailment in unharden’d youth. William Shakespeare.

   What strong cries must they be that shall drown so loud a clamour of impieties. Decay of Piety.

   Produce your cause; bring forth your strong reasons. Isa.

   17. Able; skilful; of great force of mind.

   There is no English soul
   More stronger to direct you than yourself,
   If with the sap of reason you would quench,
   Or but allay the fire of passion. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   18. Firm; compact; not soon broken.

   Full on his ankle fell the pond’rous stone,
   Burst the strong nerves, and crash’d the solid bone. Alexander Pope.

   19. Forcibly written; comprising much meaning in few words.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Strong

   having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous

2. Strong

   having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health

3. Strong

   solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town

4. Strong

   having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea

5. Strong

   having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants

6. Strong

   reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong

7. Strong

   moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide

8. Strong

   adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language

9. Strong

   ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory

10. Strong

    having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee

11. Strong

    full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors

12. Strong

    affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent

13. Strong

    solid; nourishing; as, strong meat

14. Strong

    well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief

15. Strong

    violent; vehement; earnest; ardent

16. Strong

    having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination

17. Strong

    vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful

18. Strong

    tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market

19. Strong

    pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak

20. Strong

    applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular

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1. Strong

   Strong is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,213 at the 2010 census. Strong is home to the annual Sandy River Festival.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Strong

   strong, adj. firm: having physical power: hale, healthy: able to endure: solid: well fortified: having wealth or resources: moving with rapidity: impetuous: earnest: having great vigour, as the mind: forcible: energetic, determined, positive: affecting the senses, as smell and taste, forcibly offensive or intense in quality, pungent: loud, stentorian: hard, indigestible: having a quality in a great degree: intoxicating, rich in alcohol: bright: intense: well established, firm, steadily going upward without fluctuation: (gram.) inflecting by a change of radical vowel instead of by syllabic addition.—n. Strong′hold, a place strong to hold out against attack: a fastness or fortified place: a fortress.—adj. Strong′-knit, firmly jointed or compacted.—adv. Strong′ly.—adj. Strong′-mind′ed, having a vigorous mind: unfeminine, applied to women who unsex themselves to obtain the freedom of men.—ns. Strong′-mind′edness; Strong′-room, a firmly secured place where valuables are stored; Strong′-wa′ter, ardent spirits.—Strong escape (Shak.), an escape accomplished by strength. [A.S. strang, strong; Ice. strangr, Ger. streng, tight.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. strong

   Well fortified; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong fortress or town. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'strong' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #587

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'strong' in Written Corpus Frequency: #994

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'strong' in Adjectives Frequency: #52

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of strong in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of strong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of strong in a Sentence

1. Samit Atiya:

   With our strong position in key markets across three continents and innovation focus, we expect to deliver above-market growth, at the same time, our initiatives to improve profitability should enable us to operate within our target margin corridor over the medium term.

2. Patrick Mouratoglou:

   If you feel weak or not as strong as you wish you were, it's more difficult to beat the pressure, i think it's a totally different situation now, because now she can move.

3. Charly Salonius-Pasternak:

   Finland's default ideology has been one of survival. In the past 100 years we have become a strong, sovereign country with high standards of living. We have had to sacrifice land in order to maintain peace, it is therefore vitally important that our way of life survives, whether that is by pragmatic diplomacy or taking a harder stance against our greatest threat.

4. The Spaniard:

   They’re experienced and strong, and I hope they have the capacity to recover well from the Giro, i trust them, I hope that the level of the team will be better than in the Giro.

5. Makoto Noji:

   I strongly believe that the Olympic flame departure from the J-Village next year will be a strong message that we can overcome whatever difficulty, (It is a) symbol of hope - after we overcome this coronavirus disease we are now facing, with the people, not only from Japan, but from all over the world.

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