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Strike up Moderate

Strike up has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

start playing

"The musicians struck up a tune"

2

begin

"strike up a conversation"

"strike up a friendship"

3

To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.

Example Sentences
"The musicians struck up a tune" verb
"strike up a conversation" verb
"strike up a friendship" verb
See Also
die start conversation relationship
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
play initiate
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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