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strain

/streɪn/

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noun
an intense or violent exertion
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straining

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elbow grease travail sweat exertion effort
noun
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
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"she endured the stresses and strains of life"

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stress

type of:
difficulty
verb
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
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tense tense up

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unstrain

type of:
affect
verb
test the limits of
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stress try

type of:
afflict
verb
become stretched or tense or taut
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"the rope strained when the weight was attached"

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tense

type of:
tighten
noun
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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air line melodic line melodic phrase melody tune

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music
noun
the act of singing
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song

type of:
vocal music
verb
remove by passing through a filter
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filter filter out filtrate separate out

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separate
verb
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
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sieve sift

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separate
verb
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
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"Don't strain your mind too much"

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extend

type of:
use utilise employ apply utilize
noun
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
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"a new strain of microorganisms"

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form var. variant

type of:
taxonomic group taxon taxonomic category
noun
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
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"he created a new strain of sheep"

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breed stock

type of:
variety animal group
noun
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
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tenor

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meaning substance
verb
to exert much effort or energy
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"straining our ears to hear"

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reach strive

type of:
drive tug labour push labor
noun
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
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nisus pains striving

type of:
try endeavour attempt effort endeavor
verb
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
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puree

type of:
rub
verb
alter the shape of (something) by stress
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deform distort

type of:
form shape
noun
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
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"his responsibilities were a constant strain" "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

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mental strain nervous strain

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nerves nervousness
noun
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
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hurt harm injury trauma
noun
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
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deformation

Examples of strain

"she endured the stresses and strains of life"
"the rope strained when the weight was attached"
"Don't strain your mind too much"
"a new strain of microorganisms"
"he created a new strain of sheep"
"straining our ears to hear"
"his responsibilities were a constant strain"
"the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

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