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Definition of Strain

1. Noun. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces.

2. Verb. To exert much effort or energy. "Straining our ears to hear"

3. Verb. Test the limits of. "You are trying my patience!"

4. Noun. Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension. "He presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"

5. Verb. Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity. "Don't strain your mind too much"

6. Noun. A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence. "She was humming an air from Beethoven"

7. Verb. Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. "Sift the flour"

8. Noun. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress. "The mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

9. Verb. Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious. "He got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

10. Noun. A special variety of domesticated animals within a species. "He created a new strain of sheep"

11. Verb. Become stretched or tense or taut. "The rope strained when the weight was attached"

12. Noun. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups. "A new strain of microorganisms"

13. Verb. Remove by passing through a filter. "Filter out the impurities"

14. Noun. Injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain.

15. Verb. Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender. "Puree the vegetables for the baby"

16. Noun. The general meaning or substance of an utterance. "Although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

17. Noun. An effortful attempt to attain a goal.

18. Verb. Alter the shape of (something) by stress. "His body was deformed by leprosy"

19. Noun. An intense or violent exertion.

20. Noun. The act of singing. "With a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

Definition of Strain

1. n. Race; stock; generation; descent; family.

2. v. t. To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument.

3. v. i. To make violent efforts.

4. n. The act of straining, or the state of being strained.

5. n. A cultural subvariety that is only slightly differentiated.

Definition of Strain

1. Noun. (obsolete) Treasure. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg. ¹

3. Noun. (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree. ¹

4. Noun. Hereditary character, quality, or disposition. ¹

5. Noun. A tendency or disposition ¹

6. Noun. (literary) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style ¹

7. Noun. (biology) A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc. ¹

8. Noun. (music) A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement. ¹

9. Noun. (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.). ¹

10. Verb. (obsolete) To hold tightly, to clasp. ¹

11. Verb. To apply a force or forces to by stretching out. ¹

12. Verb. To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable. ¹

13. Verb. To tighten (the strings of a musical instrument); to uplift (one’s voice). ¹

14. Verb. To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander ¹

15. Noun. The act of straining, or the state of being strained. ¹

16. Noun. A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles. ¹

17. Noun. An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain. ¹

18. Noun. (engineering) The amount by which a material deforms under stress or force, given as a ratio of the deformation to the initial dimension of the material and typically symbolised by ? is termed the engineering strain. The true strain is defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the final dimension to the initial dimension. ¹

19. Noun. (obsolete) The track of a deer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Strain

1. to exert to the utmost [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strain

straightish straightjacket straightjackets straightlaced straightly straightnesses straights straightway straightways straik

straiked straiking straiks strain (current term) strain burst strain energy strain gage strain gauge strain gauges strainable

strainably strained strained silicon strainer strainer vine strainers strainful straining

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