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Definition of strike up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

strike up

phrasal verb
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strike up (with something) | strike up something
  1. (of a band, an orchestra, etc.) to begin to play a piece of music
    • The orchestra struck up and the curtain rose.
    • The band struck up a waltz.
strike up something (with somebody)
  1. to begin a friendship, a relationship, a conversation, etc.
    • He would often strike up conversations with complete strangers.
See strike up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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