strong

having strength or power greater than average or expected

• “a strong radio signal”
• “strong medicine”
• “a strong man”

used of syllables or musical beats

not faint or feeble

• “a strong odor of burning rubber”

having or wielding force or authority

• “providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons”

having a strong physiological or chemical effect

• “a potent toxin”
• “potent liquor”
• “a potent cup of tea”
• “a stiff drink”

able to withstand attack

• “an impregnable fortress”
• “fortifications that made the frontier inviolable”

of good quality and condition; solidly built

• “a solid foundation”
• “several substantial timber buildings”

of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

• “sing”

having a high alcoholic content

• “hard liquor”

freshly made or left

• “a warm trail”
• “the scent is warm”

strong and sure

• “a firm grasp”
• “gave a strong pull on the rope”