Word: strain
Category: strain
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Synonyms: strain
tension, tightness, tautness, injury, sprain, wrench, twist, pressure, demands, burdens, stress, hassle, (nervous) tension, exhaustion, fatigue, pressure of work, overwork, sound, music, melody, tune, variety, kind, type, sort, breed, genus, descent, ancestry, origin(s), parentage, lineage, extraction, family, roots, tendency, susceptibility, propensity, proneness, trait, disposition, element, strand, vein, note, trace, touch, suggestion, hint, song, stock, straining, mental strain, nervous strain, pains, striving, nisus, form, variant, tenor, air, line
Translations: strain
The meaning and "use of": strain
- 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
- 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
- the sound of a piece of music as it is played or performed. - through the open windows came the strains of a hurdy-gurdy playing in the street
- a breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant developed by breeding. - Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.
- a particular tendency as part of a person's character. - there was a powerful strain of insanity on her mother's side of the family
- 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
- 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
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