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strap on a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:
strap upTo fasten with a strapRate it:
straw boatertype of hatRate it:
straw pollA survey of opinion which is unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.Rate it:
Straw that Broke Camel's BackOne last mistake leading to previous calamity or trouble, not able to bear more than one’s capacity,Rate it:
straw that stirs the drinkThe person who stimulates or inspires a group; the major factor affecting a trend or set of developments.Rate it:
streak of good luckA series of lucky events.Rate it:
street appealCurb appeal.Rate it:
streets aheadFar superior; much better or more advanced.Rate it:
streets behindfar inferior, much lesserRate it:
strength like the incredible hulkA poem about my mother in a coma for 6 months having seizures. She survived with such strengthRate it:
stress outTo become stressedRate it:
stress outTo inflict stress on.Rate it:
stretchTo lengthen by pulling.Rate it:
stretchTo lengthen when pulled.Rate it:
stretchTo pull tight.Rate it:
stretchTo get more use than expected from a limited resource.Rate it:
stretchTo make inaccurate by exaggeration.Rate it:
stretchTo extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.Rate it:
stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:
stretchTo extend to a limit pointRate it:
stretchTo increase.Rate it:
stretchTo stretch the truth; to exaggerate.Rate it:
stretchTo sail by the wind under press of canvas.Rate it:
stretch limolong carRate it:
stretch of the imaginationUsed to ​describe things that are ​definitely not ​possible or ​correct.Rate it:
stretch one's legsTo walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.Rate it:
stretch outTo lie fully extended.Rate it:
stretch outTo fully extend a part of the body.Rate it:
stretch the truthTo exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.Rate it:
strike a blowTo hitRate it:
strike a chordTo elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.Rate it:
strike a chordTo convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.Rate it:
strike a happy mediumTo find a midway between two opposing or contradictory issues, to compromise on a problemRate it:
strike a lightRefers to a 'red headed ' person. As a friendly greeting, to state obviously (noticing their hair colour), refers to a brand of matches ('Redheads')Rate it:
strike backTo retaliateRate it:
strike downto kill someone or something, to cause to suddenly dieRate it:
strike downto knock downRate it:
strike downto invalidateRate it:
strike it luckyTo have unexpected good fortune.Rate it:
strike it richTo suddenly and unexpectedly become richRate it:
strike me pinkan exclamation of surpriseRate it:
strike one's flagTo take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.Rate it:
strike one's flagTo yield, give up, or surrender.Rate it:
strike outTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.Rate it:
strike outTo strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation.Rate it:
strike outTo draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document.Rate it:
strike outto treat something as settledRate it:
strike outOf a batter, to be retired after three strikes; of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.Rate it:
strike outTo fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a date.Rate it:

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