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straining

'streɪnɪŋ

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noun
an intense or violent exertion
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strain

type of:
sweat elbow grease exertion effort travail
noun
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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distortion overrefinement torture twisting

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misrepresentation falsification
adjective
taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
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"his final, straining burst of speed"

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arduous strenuous effortful

Synonyms & Similar Words

effort sweat torture strain twisting distortion arduous strenuous exertion falsification travail misrepresentation elbow grease overrefinement effortful