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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Strong, AR (city, FIPS 67370)
    Location: 33.10804 N, 92.35937 W
    Population (1990): 624 (303 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 71765
  Strong, ME
    Zip code(s): 04983

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Strong \Strong\, a. [Compar. Stronger; superl. Strongest.]
     [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous,
     OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong,
     severe, Dan. streng, Sw. str["a]ng strict, severe. Cf.
     Strength, Stretch, String.]
     1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to
        act; having a power of exerting great bodily force;
        vigorous.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That our oxen may be strong to labor. --Ps. cxliv.
                                                    14.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Orses the strong to greater strength must yield.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or
        endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong
        constitution; strong health.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a
        strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong
        house, or company of merchants.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength
        or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong
        partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Her mother, ever strong against that match. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. 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.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol;
         intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors,
         etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. --Heb. v. 12.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered;
         as, a strong custom; a strong belief.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               He had offered up prayers and supplications with
               strong crying and tears.             --Heb. v. 7.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     16. 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.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism.
                                                    --Dryden.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song,
               As high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. --E.
                                                    Smith.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     18. (Stock Exchange) Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a
         strong market.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     19. (Gram.)
         (a) 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.
         (b) 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. --F. A. March.
             [1913 Webster]
  
     Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong
        verb; -- called also old conjugation, or irregular
        conjugation, and distinguished from the weak
        conjugation or regular conjugation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Strong is often used in the formation of
           self-explaining compounds; as, strong-backed,
           strong-based, strong-bodied, strong-colored,
           strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed,
           strong-smelling, strong-voiced, etc.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular;
          forcible; cogent; valid. See Robust.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Strong \Strong\, a. [Compar. Stronger; superl. Strongest.]
     [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous,
     OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong,
     severe, Dan. streng, Sw. str["a]ng strict, severe. Cf.
     Strength, Stretch, String.]
     1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to
        act; having a power of exerting great bodily force;
        vigorous.
  
              That our oxen may be strong to labor. --Ps. cxliv.
                                                    14.
  
              Orses the strong to greater strength must yield.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or
        endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong
        constitution; strong health.
  
     3. 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. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a
        strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
  
     5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong
        house, or company of merchants.
  
     6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength
        or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
  
     7. 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. 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. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong
        partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
  
              Her mother, ever strong against that match. --Shak.
  
     10. 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. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol;
         intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
  
     12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors,
         etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
  
     13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. --Heb. v. 12.
  
     14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered;
         as, a strong custom; a strong belief.
  
     15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
  
               He had offered up prayers and supplications with
               strong crying and tears.             --Heb. v. 7.
  
     16. 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.
  
               I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
  
               Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song, As
               high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. --E. Smith.
  
     18. (Stock Exchange) Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a
         strong market.
  
     19. (Gram.)
         (a) 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.
         (b) 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. --F. A. March.
  
     Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong
        verb; -- called also old, or irregular, conjugation, and
        distinguished from the weak, or regular, conjugation.
  
     Note: Strong is often used in the formation of
           self-explaining compounds; as, strong-backed,
           strong-based, strong-bodied, strong-colored,
           strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed,
           strong-smelling, strong-voiced, etc.
  
     Syn: Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular;
          forcible; cogent; valid. See Robust.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  strong
       adj 1: having strength or power greater than average or expected;
              "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong
              man" [ant: weak]
       2: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: accented, heavy]
       3: not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
       4: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground
          soldier with increasingly potent weapons" [syn: potent]
       5: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent
          toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea" [syn: potent]
          [ant: impotent]
       6: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress";
          "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: impregnable,
           inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable]
       7: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid
          foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn:
          solid, substantial]
       8: of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection;
          "`sing' is a strong verb"
       9: having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: hard]
       10: freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
           [syn: warm]
       11: strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the
           rope" [syn: firm]
       [also: strongest, stronger]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  strong
     Αγγλικά a.
     δυνατός
     Αγγλικά adv.
     δυνατά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  strong
     Middle English a.
     #English
     Middle English alt.
     #English
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm straunge)
     Swedish a.
     mentally and morally #English, courageous

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Strong
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en number of places c/USA):
     3 # (place en minor city co/Union County s/Arkansas).
     4 # (place en twp co/Chase County s/Kansas).
     5 # (place en town co/Franklin County s/Maine).
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Monroe County
  s/Mississippi).
     7 # (place en CDP co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania).
     8 {place|en|twp/and/community|therein, in (w: Parry Sound
  District),|p/Ontario|c/Canada}.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  strong
     a.
     1 Capable of produce great physical force.
     2 Capable of withstanding great physical force.
     3 (lb en of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.
     4 determined; unyielding.
     5 Highly stimulating to the senses.
     6 Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
     7 (senseid en coffee) Having a high concentration of an essential or
  active ingredient.
     8 (senseid en alcohol) (lb en specifically) Having a high alcoholic
  content.
     9 (lb en grammar) inflect in a different manner than the one called
  weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
     10 (lb en chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations
  in a solution.
     11 (lb en military) Not easily subdued or taken.
     12 Having wealth or resources.
     13 (lb en slang US) impressive, good.
     14 Having a specified number of people or units.
     15 (lb en of a disease or symptom) severe; very bad or intense.
     adv.
     In a strong manner.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Strong
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en number of places c/USA):
     3 # (place en minor city co/Union County s/Arkansas).
     4 # (place en twp co/Chase County s/Kansas).
     5 # (place en town co/Franklin County s/Maine).
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Monroe County
  s/Mississippi).
     7 # (place en CDP co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania).
     8 {place|en|twp/and/community|therein, in (w: Parry Sound
  District),|p/Ontario|c/Canada}.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  strong
     Middle English a.
     #English
     Middle English alt.
     #English
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm straunge)
     Swedish a.
     mentally and morally #English, courageous

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Strong
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en number of places c/USA):
     3 # (place en minor city co/Union County s/Arkansas).
     4 # (place en twp co/Chase County s/Kansas).
     5 # (place en town co/Franklin County s/Maine).
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Monroe County
  s/Mississippi).
     7 # (place en CDP co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania).
     8 {place|en|twp/and/community|therein, in (w: Parry Sound
  District),|p/Ontario|c/Canada}.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  strong
     Middle English a.
     #English
     Middle English alt.
     #English
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm straunge)
     Swedish a.
     mentally and morally #English, courageous

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Strong
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en number of places c/USA):
     3 # (place en minor city co/Union County s/Arkansas).
     4 # (place en twp co/Chase County s/Kansas).
     5 # (place en town co/Franklin County s/Maine).
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Monroe County
  s/Mississippi).
     7 # (place en CDP co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania).
     8 {place|en|twp/and/community|therein, in (w: Parry Sound
  District),|p/Ontario|c/Canada}.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  strong
     Englanti a.
     vahva, voimakas, väkevä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  strong
     Engelska a.
     stark

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  strong
     a.
     1 mentalt stark
     2 framstående

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  strong /stɹˈɒŋ/
  sterk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Strong /stɹˈɒŋ/
  قوي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  strong //stɹɑŋ// //stɹɒŋ// //stɹɔŋ// /[st̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ]/ /[st̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ]/ /[st̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ]/ /[ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ]/ /[ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ]/ /[ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ]/ /[ʃt͡ʃɹɔŋ]/ 
  1. си́лен
  capable of producing great physical force
  2. як
  capable of withstanding great physical force
  3. решителен
  determined, unyielding
  4. силен 2.
  fast moving water
   3.
  grammar: irregular
   4.
  having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient
   5.
  highly stimulating to the senses

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  strong //stɹɑŋ// //stɹɒŋ// //stɹɔŋ// /[st̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ]/ /[st̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ]/ /[st̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ]/ /[ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ]/ /[ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ]/ /[ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ]/ /[ʃt͡ʃɹɔŋ]/ 
  силно
  in a strong manner