strong
strong \'stro.n\ \'stro.n-g*r\ \'stro.n-g*st\ \'stro.n-le-\ aj or
stron.ger; or stron.gest [ME, fr. OE strang; akin to OHG strengi strong, L
stringere t]o bind tight - more at STRAIN 1: having or marked by great
physical power : ROBUST 2: having moral or intellectual power 3: having
great resources (as of wealth) 4: of a specified number {an army ten
thousand ~} 5: effective or efficient esp. in a specified direction 6:
FORCEFUL, COGENT 7: not mild or weak : INTENSE : as 7a: rich in some
active agent (as a flavor or extract) {~ beer} of a color 7b: high in
chroma 7c: ionizing freely in solution {~ acids and bases} 7d: magnifying
by refracting greatly {~ lens} obs 8: FLAGRANT 9: moving with rapidity
or force {~ wind} 10: ARDENT, ZEALOUS 11a: not easily injured : SOLID
11b: not easily subdued or taken {a ~ fort} 12: well-established : FIRM
13: having an offensive or intense odor or flavor : RANK 14: tending to
steady or higher prices {a ~ market} 15: of, relating to, or constituting
a verb or verb conjugation that forms the past tense by a change in the
root vowel and the past participle usu. by the addition of -en with or
without change of the root vowel (as strive, strove, striven or drink,
drank, drunk), TENACIOUS mean showing power to resist or to endure. STRONG
may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural
soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources; STOUT suggests an ability
to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way; STURDY implies
strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of
construction; STALWART suggests an unshakable dependability and connotes
great physical strength; TOUGH implies great firmness and resiliency;
TENACIOUS suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding
together - strong av SYN syn STRONG, STOUT, STURDY, STALWART, TOUGH
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