To strike up Meaning, Definition & Usage
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(a) To cause to sound; to begin to beat . "Strike up the drums." Shak.(b) To begin to sing or play; as, to strike up a tune.(c) To raise (as sheet metal), in making diahes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die.
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- to commence to play as a musician; to begin to sound, as an instrument. "Whilst any trump did sound, or drum struck up." Shak.