strike up strike slip • strike valley · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · strike up · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) start playing. Synonyms: sound off, strike up. Example: "The musicians struck up a tune." · · Verb Definition 1 (verb) begin. Synonyms: strike up. Examples: "Strike up a conversation." "Strike up a friendship." · · Verb Definition 2 Synonyms · · · sound off · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075