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strike out verb 1 : to enter upon a course of action

2 : to start out vigorously

3 : to make an out in baseball by a strikeout

strike up verb 1 : to begin or cause to begin to sing or play

2 : BEGIN

strike zone noun : the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike

striking adjective : attracting attention : very noticeable

— strik·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

bold, catchy, conspicuous, emphatic, marked, noticeable, prominent, pronounced, remarkable—more at NOTICEABLE

1string noun 1 : a line usu. composed of twisted threads

2 : a series of things arranged as if strung on a cord

3 : a plant fiber (as a leaf vein)

4 plural : the stringed instruments of an orchestra

Synonyms

[1] cable, cord, lace, line, rope, wire—more at CORD

[2] column, cue, file, line, queue, range, train—more at LINE

[2] chain, progression, sequence, train—more at CHAIN

2string verb strung ; string·ing 1 : to provide with strings <~ a racket>

2 : to make tense

3 : to thread on or as if on a string <~ pearls>

4 : to hang, tie, or fasten by a string

5 : to take the strings out of <~ beans>

6 : to extend like a string

string along verb : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid

Synonyms

beguile, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, have, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misinform, mislead, take in, trick—more at DECEIVE

string bean noun : a bean of one of the older varieties of kidney bean that have stringy fibers on the lines of separation of the pods; also : SNAP BEAN

string bikini noun : a scanty bikini

string cheese noun : cheese that can be pulled apart in narrow strips

stringed adjective 1 : having strings <~ instruments>

2 : produced by strings

strin·gen·cy noun 1 : STRICTNESS, SEVERITY

2 : SCARCITY <~ of money>

strin·gent adjective : marked by rigor, strictness, or severity esp. with regard to rule or standard

Synonyms

exacting, inflexible, rigid, rigorous, strict, uncompromising—more at RIGID

string·er noun 1 : a long horizontal member in a framed structure or a bridge

2 : a news correspondent paid by the amount of copy

stringy adjective string·i·er; -est 1 : resembling string esp. in tough, fibrous, or disordered quality <~ meat> <~ hair>

2 : lean and sinewy in build

1strip verb stripped also stript; strip·ping 1 : to take the covering or clothing from

2 : to take off one's clothes

3 : to pull or tear off

4 : to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)

5 : to deprive of possessions : PLUNDER

— strip·per noun

Synonyms

unclothe, undress—more at UNDRESS

2strip noun 1 : a long narrow flat piece

2 : AIRSTRIP

1stripe verb striped ; strip·ing : to mark with stripes

Synonyms

band, bar, streak; also blaze

2stripe noun 1 : a line or long narrow division having a different color from the background

2 : a strip of braid (as on a sleeve) indicating military rank or length of service

3 : TYPE, CHARACTER

— striped adjective

Synonyms

band, bar, streak; also blaze, crossbar, pinstripe

striped bass noun : a large black-striped marine bony fish that occurs along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the U.S. and is an excellent food and sport fish

strip·ling noun 1 : YOUTH

2 : an adolescent male : LAD

Synonyms

boy, lad, nipper, shaver, youth—more at BOY

strip mall noun : a long building or group of buildings housing several retail stores or service establishments

strip mine noun : a mine that is worked from the earth's surface by the stripping of the topsoil

— strip–mine verb

strip·tease noun : a burlesque act in which a performer removes clothing piece by piece

— strip·teas·er noun

strive verb strove also strived ; striv·en or strived; striv·ing 1 : to make an effort : labor hard

2 : to struggle in opposition : CONTEND

Synonyms

assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, try—more at ATTEMPT

strobe noun 1 : STROBOSCOPE

2 : a device for high-speed intermittent