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Word: Strong
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English strong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German streng, also to string
strɒŋ
having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
Short Definition:having power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
Examples:- she cut through the water with her strong arms
able to withstand force, pressure, or wear
Short Definition:able to withstand force or wear
Examples:- cotton is strong, hard-wearing, and easy to handle
very intense
Short Definition:very intense
Examples:- a strong smell
used after a number to indicate the size of a group
Short Definition:used after number to indicate size of group
Examples:- a hostile crowd several thousands strong
denoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g. swim, swam, swum).
Short Definition:denoting class of verbs that form past tense and past participle by change of vowel
relating to or denoting the strongest of the known kinds of force between particles, which acts between nucleons and other hadrons when closer than about 10⁻¹³ cm (so binding protons in a nucleus despite the repulsion due to their charge), and which conserves strangeness, parity, and isospin.
Short Definition:of strongest of known kinds of force between particles, which acts between nucleons and other hadrons when closer than about 10 13 cm
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