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12 ADJ If a relationship or link is strong , it is close and likely to last for a long time. □  He felt he had a relationship strong enough to talk frankly to Sarah. □  It is fairly easy for executive directors to develop strong ties with investors.

13 ADJ A strong currency, economy, or industry has a high value or is very successful. □  Investment performance was strong across the board last year. □  The local economy is strong and the population is growing.

14 ADJ If something is a strong element or part of something else, it is an important or large part of it. □  We are especially encouraged by the strong representation of women in technology.

15 ADJ You can use strong when you are saying how many people there are in a group. For example, if a group is twenty strong, there are twenty people in it. □  Ukraine indicated that it would establish its own army, 400,000 strong. □  …a 1,000-strong crowd.

16 ADJ A strong drink, chemical, or drug contains a lot of the particular substance which makes it effective. □  Strong coffee or tea late at night may cause sleeplessness.

17 ADJ A strong colour, flavour, smell, sound, or light is intense and easily noticed. □  As she went past there was a gust of strong perfume. □  Munster is among the strongest cheeses in France. ●  strong|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  He leaned over her, smelling strongly of sweat.

18 ADJ If someone has a strong accent, they speak in a distinctive way that shows very clearly what country or region they come from. □  'Good, Mr Ryle,' he said in English with a strong French accent.

19 ADJ You can say that someone has strong features or a strong face if their face has large, distinctive features. □  He had a strong nose and olive-black eyes.

20 PHRASE If someone or something is still going strong , they are still alive, in good condition, or popular after a long time. [INFORMAL ] □  The old machinery was still going strong.

stro ng-arm ADJ [ADJ n] If you refer to someone's behaviour as strong-arm tactics or methods, you disapprove of it because it consists of using threats or force in order to achieve something. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  The money has been recovered without resorting to verbal abuse or strong-arm tactics.

strong|hold /strɒ ŋhoʊld, [AM ] strɔː ŋ-/ (strongholds ) N‑COUNT If you say that a place or region is a stronghold of a particular attitude or belief, you mean that most people there share this attitude or belief. □  The seat was a stronghold of the Labour party.

strong|man /strɒ ŋgmæn, [AM ] strɔː ŋ-/ (strongmen ) N‑COUNT If you refer to a male political leader as a strongman , you mean that he has great power and control over his country, although his methods may sometimes be violent or morally wrong. [JOURNALISM ] □  He was a military strongman who ruled the country after a coup.

stro ng-mi nded ADJ If you describe someone, especially a woman, as strong-minded , you approve of them because they have their own firm attitudes and opinions, and are not easily influenced by other people. [APPROVAL ] □  She is a strong-minded, independent woman.

stro ng-wi lled ADJ Someone who is strong-willed has a lot of determination and always tries to do what they want, even though other people may advise them not to. □  He is a very determined and strong-willed person.

strop|py /strɒ pi/ (stroppier , stroppiest ) ADJ Someone who is stroppy is bad-tempered and gets angry or upset with people. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  The gas people haven't called to repair the cooker so I shall have to get stroppy with them.

strove /stroʊ v/ Strove is a past tense of strive .