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nounan intense or violent exertion
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nounthe act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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"his final, straining burst of speed"adjectivetaxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
Definition that contains straining
- check the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- temper change by restraining or moderating
- stocks a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
- strain separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- curb the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- confinement the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
- restraint the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- bondage sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
- obligatory morally or legally constraining or binding
- sieve separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements