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Definition of STRAIN

noun : STRAIN

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- strain
) (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces ;

2. (
- stress ,
- strain ,
) 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 ;

3. (
- tune ,
- melody ,
- air ,
- strain ,
- melodic_line ,
- line ,
- melodic_phrase
) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" ;

4. (
) (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" ;

5. (
- breed ,
- strain ,
- stock
) 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" ;

6. (
- form ,
- variant ,
- strain ,
- var.
) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" ;

7. (
- strain
) injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain ;

8. (
- tenor ,
- strain
) the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" ;

9. (
- striving ,
- nisus ,
- pains ,
- strain
) an effortful attempt to attain a goal ;

10. (
- strain ,
- straining ,
) an intense or violent exertion ;

11. (
- song ,
- strain ,
) the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" ;

verb : STRAIN

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- strive ,
- reach ,
- strain
) to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" ;

2. (
- try ,
- strain ,
- stress
) test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" ;

3. (
- strain ,
- extend
) 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" ;

4. (
- sift ,
- sieve ,
- strain ,
) separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" ;

5. (
) cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" ;

6. (
- strain ,
- tense
) become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached" ;

7. (
) remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" ;

8. (
- puree ,
- strain ,
) rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" ;

9. (
) alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" ;

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