STRIKE UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Begin

Example:

strike up a friendship

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

Meaning:

Start playing

Example:

The musicians struck up a tune

Synonyms:

sound off; strike up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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