Function: intransitive verb
Date: circa 1562
: to begin to sing or play or to be sung or played
transitive verb
1 : to cause to begin singing or playing < strike up the band>
2 : to cause to begin < strike up a conversation>
Function: intransitive verb
Date: circa 1562
: to begin to sing or play or to be sung or played
transitive verb
1 : to cause to begin singing or playing < strike up the band>
2 : to cause to begin < strike up a conversation>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012