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.
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.
Strong"hand` (?), n. Violence; force; power.
It was their meaning to take what they needed by stronghand.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Strong"hold` (?), n. A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a
place of security.
Strong"ish, a. Somewhat strong.
Strong"ly, adv. In a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in
resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly; powerfully;
firmly; vehemently; as, a town strongly fortified; he objected
strongly.
Strong"-mind`ed (?), a. Having a vigorous mind; esp., having or
affecting masculine qualities of mind; -- said of women. --
Strong"-mind`ed*ness, n.