English Explanatory Dictionary

strike up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.
  2. To start something, usually playing live music.
  3. To raise (as sheet metal), in making dishes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die.

Pronunciation

En-au-strike up.ogg

Word forms

strike up strikes up striking up struck up stricken up
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