strong

adjective stronger · strongest · strang · stronk

1. Capable of producing great physical force. a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong

   Similar: forceful, powerful · Opposite: weak, forceless

2. Capable of withstanding great physical force. a strong foundation; good strong shoes

   Similar: durable, sturdy, tough · Opposite: fragile

3. broadly Possessing power, might, or strength. A wise man is strong, yea a man of knowledge encreaseth strength.
4. Determined; unyielding. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.

   Similar: ardent, zealous, swith

5. Highly stimulating to the senses. a strong light; a strong taste

   Similar: extreme, intense

6. Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor. a strong smell

   Similar: rank

7. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient. a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine

   Similar: concentrated, potent · Opposite: weak, diluted, impotent

8. specifically Having a high alcoholic content. a strong drink

   Similar: hard

9. Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels. a strong verb

   Opposite: weak

10. Indo European studies, especially, of stems or inflected roots Of a form in which the accent is in the leftmost (first) slot allowed in the relevant paradigm, or reflecting an ancestral Proto-Indo-European form in which this was the case, as opposed to tending to shift to the right. Paradigmatic slots in which the accent and correlating e-grade are positioned further to the left of the word are traditionally termed strong, those with accent and e-grade further to the right, are called weak. In all nouns and verbs which show these alternations, the strong and the weak forms are

    Opposite: weak

11. Indo European studies, especially, of nouns and adjectives, of stems or inflected roots In the nominative, accusative or vocative case, regardless of number, or sometimes in the locative singular. Strong *dʰéh₁-mn̥, weak *dʰh₁-mén-.

    Opposite: weak

12. Indo European studies, especially, of verbs, of stems or inflected roots Typically, of a conjugation which is singular and active; i.e., excluding dual and plural numbers and passive/middle voices. Strong *dʰéh₁- (e.g. *dʰéh₁m̥ (“I put”), *dʰéh₁oh₂ (“I would put”)), weak *dʰh₁- (e.g. *dʰh₁ént (“they all put”), active participle *dʰh₁ónts, *dʰh₁tó (“(he/she/it) is placed”), middle participle *dʰh₁m̥h₁nós).

    Opposite: weak

13. That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution. a strong acid; a strong base

    Opposite: weak

14. Not easily subdued or taken. a strong position

    Similar: impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable · Opposite: weak

15. Having wealth or resources. a strong economy
16. US, slang Impressive, good. You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
17. Having a specified number of people or units. The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
18. of a disease or symptom Severe; very bad or intense. Physicians may diagnosis influenza by a throat culture or blood test, which may be important if you have a particularly strong flu, if your doctor suspects pneumonia or a bacterial infection.
19. Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
20. of an argument Convincing. […] but grounding him ſelfe vpon ſtrong reaſons, to wit, that he had not offended the Iewes, neither yet the Law, but that he was innocēt, and therefore that no iudge oght to geue hym in the hādes of his ennemies […]

noun strang · stronk

1. plural, plural only Strong people, collectively.

adverb strang · stronk

1. not comparable In a strong manner. As a salesperson I always come on strong.

   Similar: forcefully, powerfully, vigorously, strongly

Opposite: forcelessly, powerlessly, weakly

proper noun

1. A surname.
2. A minor city in Union County, Arkansas.
3. A township in Chase County, Kansas.
4. A town in Franklin County, Maine.
5. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
6. A census-designated place in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
7. A township and community therein, in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.