strong

adjective (stronger /ˈstrɒŋgə/, strongest /ˈstrɒŋgɪst/)

• 1having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks:she cut through the water with her strong arms
• [attributive] able to perform a specified action well and powerfully:he was not a strong swimmer
• exerting great force:a strong current
• powerful and difficult to resist or defeat:a strong leader the competition was too strong the company was in a strong position to negotiate a deal
• (of an argument or case) likely to succeed because of sound reasoning or convincing evidence:there is a strong argument for decentralization
• powerfully affecting the mind, senses, or emotions:his imagery made a strong impression on the critics
• (of language or actions) forceful and extreme, especially excessively or unacceptably so:the government were urged to take strong measures against the perpetrators of violence a play full of strong language

• 2able to withstand force, pressure, or wear:cotton is strong, hard-wearing, and easy to handle
• not easily affected by disease or hardship: despite his strong constitution, constant worry and exposure to the elements had worn him down
• not easily disturbed, upset, or affected:driving on these motorways requires strong nerves only a strong will enabled him to survive
• firmly held or established:he was a man of strong, though unconventional, religious beliefs they had established a strong and trusting relationship
• (of a market) having steadily high or rising prices.

• 3very intense:a strong smell
• (of something seen or heard) not soft or muted; clear or prominent:she should wear strong colours
• (of food or its flavour) distinctive and pungent:strong cheese
• (of a solution or drink) containing a large proportion of a particular substance; concentrated:a cup of strong coffee strong lager
• Chemistry (of an acid or base) fully ionized into cations and anions in solution; having (respectively) a very low or a very high pH.

• 4used after a number to indicate the size of a group:a hostile crowd several thousands strong

• 5 Grammar 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).

• 6 Physics 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.