English Dictionary

STRIKE UP

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does strike up mean? 

STRIKE UP (verb)
  The verb STRIKE UP has 2 senses:

1. start playingplay

2. beginplay

  Familiarity information: STRIKE UP used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRIKE UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Start playing

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

sound off; strike up

Context example:

The musicians struck up a tune

Hypernyms (to "strike up" is one way to...):

play (play on an instrument)

Domain category:

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

music ((music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds))

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


Sense 2

Meaning:

Begin

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

strike up a friendship

Hypernyms (to "strike up" is one way to...):

initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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