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.

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. Frank Pomeroy:

   He was used by a dark power to accomplish something that was beyond him, we need to stay strong to try to reach those others that may be in that same position before they are used by that dark power and can be used by God.

2. Kalman Mizsei:

   There's strong resistance because many people in various ways benefited from the old, inefficient and largely corrupt system.

3. Tony Hall:

   I have always had a strong sense of public service and it is clear my continuing in the role would be a distraction to an institution I care deeply about, as I said two days ago, I am very sorry for the events of 25 years ago and I believe leadership means taking responsibility.

4. Van Dokkum:

   But because these pulsating stars are so bright and the pulsation is so strong, we could see that about a quarter of the pixels of the image changed their brightness. They changed it because the pixels contain these pulsating stars.

5. John Hess:

   We're as strong as we thought we were, but there were people who didn't understand shale's behavior versus a swing producer's behavior.

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