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- DictionaryStrain/strān/
verb
- 1. force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort: "I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound"
- 2. pour (a mainly liquid substance) through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter: "strain the custard into a bowl"
noun
- 1. a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree: "the usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine"
- 2. a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something: "the accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries"
1. a. : lineage, ancestry. b. : a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions. a high-yielding strain of winter wheat. broadly : a specified infraspecific group (such as a stock, line, or ecotype) c. : kind, sort.
STRAIN definition: 1. a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope. Synonyms: extend. to exert to the utmost: to strain one's ears to catch a sound. to impair, injure, or weaken (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion.
Definitions of strain. verb. exert much effort or energy. “ straining our ears to hear” synonyms: reach, strive. see more. verb. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity. “Don't strain your mind too much” synonyms: extend. see more. verb. test the limits of. synonyms: stress, try. see more. noun.
a feeling of being worried and nervous about something: The strain of the last few months had exhausted her. put a strain on sb/sth. to cause problems for someone or to make a situation difficult: Children put tremendous strains on a marriage.
noun. any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc. strong muscular or physical effort. great or excessive effort or striving after some goal, object, or effect. an injury to a muscle, tendon, etc., due to excessive tension or use; sprain. Mechanics, Physics. deformation of a body or structure as a result of an applied force.
strain. noun. /streɪn/ Idioms. pressure. [uncountable, countable] pressure on a system or relationship because great demands are being placed on it. The transport service cannot cope with the strain of so many additional passengers. under strain Their marriage is under great strain at the moment.
