strain
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
strain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
strained
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
strained
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
strained
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
strained
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
soup-strainer
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ slang for a mustache
strainer
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
straining
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
straining
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an intense or violent exertion
straining
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
strait
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs