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straining
strain 1 S0791700 (strān)v. strained, strain·ing, strains v.tr.1. a. To pull, draw, or stretch tight: The heavy load strained the rope.b. Physics To cause distortion of (a body's parts or shape) by applying an external force; deform.2. To exert, use, or tax to the utmost: straining our ears to hear.3. To injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; wrench: strain a muscle.4. To damage or weaken by pressure or tension: winds that strained the mast.5. To force beyond the proper or reasonable limit: an excuse that strains credulity.6. a. To pass (a liquid) through a filtering agent such as a strainer.b. To draw off or remove by filtration: strained the pulp from the juice.7. Archaic To embrace or clasp tightly; hug.v.intr.1. a. To make strong or steady efforts; strive hard: straining to complete the coursework.b. To contract or exert one's muscles to the utmost.2. To pull or push forcibly or violently: The dog strained at its leash.3. To be or become wrenched or twisted: the flagpole straining in the wind.4. To be subjected to great stress: With such busy lives, the marriage can strain.5. To pass through a filtering agent: The muddy water strains slowly.n.1. a. The act of straining.b. The state of being strained: the strain on the cable.2. a. Extreme or laborious effort, exertion, or work: moved the sofa with little strain.b. A great or excessive demand or stress on one's body, mind, or resources: the strain of managing both a family and a career.c. The state of being subjected to such demands or stresses: trying to work under great strain.3. A wrench, twist, or other physical injury resulting from excessive tension, effort, or use.4. Physics Any of several kinds of deformation of the dimensions of a body when subjected to stress, as axial strain or elastic strain.5. An exceptional degree or pitch: a strain of zealous idealism.Idiom: strain at stool To have difficulty defecating.
[Middle English streinen, from Old French estreindre, estrein-, to bind tightly, from Latin stringere; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]
strain 2 S0791700 (strān)n.1. Biology a. A group of bacteria or viruses that are genetically distinct from other groups of the same species.b. A group of cultivated plants or domestic animals of the same species that have distinctive characteristics but are not considered a separate breed or variety.2. a. The collective descendants of a common ancestor; a race, stock, line, or breed.b. Any of the various lines of ancestry united in an individual or a family; ancestry or lineage.3. A kind or sort: imaginings of a morbid strain.4. a. An inborn or inherited tendency or character: a strain of eccentricity in the family.b. An inherent quality; a streak: "his upper-caste father, placid, inactive, with a strain of asceticism" (V.S. Naipaul).5. The tone, tenor, or substance of a verbal utterance or of a particular action or behavior: spoke in a passionate strain.6. often strains Music A passage of expression; a tune or an air: melodic strains of the violin.7. a. A passage of poetic and especially lyrical expression.b. An outburst or a flow of eloquent or impassioned language.
[Middle English strene, from Old English strēon, something gained, progeny; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  straining - an intense or violent exertion strainelbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" | | 2. | straining - the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to meanoverrefinement, twisting, torture, distortionfalsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts | | Adj. | 1. |  straining - taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Rooseveltarduous, strenuouseffortful - requiring great physical effort |
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Related to straining: constipationSynonyms for strainingnoun an intense or violent exertionSynonymsRelated Words- elbow grease
- exertion
- effort
- travail
- sweat
noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to meanSynonyms- overrefinement
- twisting
- torture
- distortion
Related Words- falsification
- misrepresentation
adj taxing to the utmostSynonymsRelated Words |