strain

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  • February 10. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

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

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    an effortful attempt to attain a goal

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    an intense or violent exertion

  • March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain noun english

    the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    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"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    strain verb english

    alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"