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• strong muscles
• she wasn't a strong swimmer (= she could not swim well).
• he's strong enough to lift a car!
• stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest.

strong

1. having a lot of physical power so that you can lift heavy weights, do hard physical work, etc.
• strong muscles
• She wasn't a strong swimmer (= she could not swim well).
• He's strong enough to lift a car!
2. having great power
• Stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest.
• a strong wind/current
• a strong magnet
3. having a powerful effect on the body or mind
• a strong drug
4. having a lot of power or influence
• a strong leader/government
5. people who are rich or powerful
6. very powerful and difficult for people to fight against or defeat
• a strong team
• The temptation to tell her everything was very strong.
7. difficult to attack or criticize
• There is strong evidence of a link between exercise and a healthy heart.
• You have a strong case for getting your job back.
8. holding an opinion or a belief very firmly and seriously
• synonym firm
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/firm_2
• a strong supporter/opponent of the government
9. very powerful
• strong support for the government
• People have strong feelings about this issue.
10. not easily broken or damaged; made well
• a strong chair
11. not easily upset or frightened; not easily influenced by other people
• see also headstrong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headstrong
• You need strong nerves to ride a bike in London.
• It's difficult, I know. But be strong!
• a strong personality
• She’s had a strong will since she was a baby.
12. likely to succeed or happen
• a strong candidate for the job
• You're in a strong position to negotiate a deal.
• There's a strong possibility that we'll lose the game.
13. good at something
• The play has a very strong cast.
• Mathematics was never my strong point (= I was never very good at it).
14. great in number
• There was a strong police presence at the demonstration.
15. used after numbers to show the size of a group
• a 5 000-strong crowd
• The crowd was 5 000 strong.
16. not easily affected by disease; healthy
• Are you feeling stronger now after your rest?
• I’m not feeling very well.
• Is he well enough to travel?
• Are you feeling all right?
• She says she’s OK now, and will be back at work tomorrow.
• ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
• Keep healthy by exercising regularly.
• After a few weeks she was feeling stronger.
• I go swimming every day in order to keep fit.
17. firmly established; difficult to destroy
• a strong marriage
• The college has strong links with local industry.
18. having a value that is high or increasing
• strong share prices
• The euro is getting stronger against the dollar.
19. in a safe financial position
• Their catering business remained strong despite the recession.
20. easy to see, hear, feel or smell; very great or intense
• a strong smell
• a strong feeling of nausea
• a strong voice (= loud)
• strong colours
• a face with strong features (= large and noticeable)
• She spoke with a strong Australian accent.
• He was under strong pressure to resign.
21. having a lot of flavour
• See related entries: Taste of food
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/taste_of_food/strong_4
• strong cheese
22. containing a lot of a substance
• strong black coffee
23. having a lot of force, often causing offence to people
• The movie has been criticized for strong language (= swearing).
24. forming the past tense and past participle by changing a vowel, not by adding a regular ending, for example sing, sang, sung
25. used to describe the way some words are pronounced when they have stress. For example, the strong form of and is /ænd/.
26. used to say that you think what somebody has said is unfair or too critical
27. to be good at something
• I'm not very strong on dates (= I can't remember the dates of important events).
28. to have a lot of something
• The report was strong on criticism, but short on practical suggestions.
29. to be a subject that somebody knows a lot about
• I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit.
30. something that gives somebody an advantage over other people in a particular situation
31. to make your feelings clear in an aggressive way, especially your sexual feelings towards somebody
32. to continue to be healthy, active or successful
• My grandmother is 90 and still going strong.
33. to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset

Extra Examples

• Don’t try to go back to work before you are physically strong enough.
• He exerts an extremely strong influence on his classmates.
• Sales were surprisingly strong in the second half of the year.
• The box looks strong enough.
• The business is still going strong.
• The men’s golf team finished strong on Saturday.
• The party lacks a strong enough local base.
• This news helped keep the dollar relatively strong today.
• We must stand strong in the face of adversity.
• After a few weeks she was feeling stronger.
• He felt that the evidence was sufficiently strong to make the claims he did.
• He’s strong enough to lift a car!
• It’s difficult, I know, but be strong!
• She has long been one of the strongest advocates of sanctions.
• She is the leader of one of the country’s strongest trade unions.
• She wasn’t a strong swimmer.
• Stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest.
• The report recommended a strong role for the governing board in school policy on discipline.
• There is strong evidence of a link between exercise and a healthy heart.
• These vitamins are meant to keep you healthy and strong.
• This traditional Cheddar is a treat for lovers of strong farmhouse cheese.
• We hope to see you well and strong again soon.
• What the country needs right now is a strong government.
• Will this damage his image as a strong leader?
• You’ll need to use plenty of strong French mustard.
• a cup of strong black coffee

Word Origin

• Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German streng, also to string.