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Verb: strain streyn- To exert much effort or energy
"straining our ears to hear"
- strive, reach - Test the limits of
- try, stress - Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
"Don't strain your mind too much"
- extend - Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- sift, sieve - Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- tense, tense up - Become stretched or tense or taut
"the rope strained when the weight was attached"
- tense - Remove by passing through a filter
- filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out - Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- puree, purée - Alter the shape of (something) by stress
- deform, distort
Noun: strain streyn- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
"she endured the stresses and strains of life"
- stress - A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- tune, melody, air, melodic line, line, melodic phrase - (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
"his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
- mental strain, nervous strain - A special variety of domesticated animals within a species
"he created a new strain of sheep"
- breed, stock - (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
"a new strain of microorganisms"
- form, variant, var. - Injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- The general meaning or substance of an utterance
- tenor - An effortful attempt to attain a goal
- striving, nisus, pains - An intense or violent exertion
- straining - The act of singing
- song
Derived forms: strains, straining, strained See also: strainer, strenuous Type of: affect, afflict, animal group, apply, attempt, deformation, difficulty, drive, effort, elbow grease, employ, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], exertion, form, harm, hurt, injury, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], meaning, music [archaic], nerves, nervousness, push, rub, separate, shape, substance, sweat, taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group, tighten, trauma, travail, try, tug, use, utilise [Brit], utilize, variety, vocal music Antonym: unstrain Part of: species Encyclopedia: Strain |