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An injury to a part of the body
“A muscle strain occurs from overexertion and may result in a stretch or tear of the muscle fibers.”
A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree
“Electronic equipment must be designed to withstand the physical strain of centrifugal force.”
A state of mental tension or anxiety
“The vast majority are well adapted to civil life but capable only to a limited degree of enduring the strain of warfare.”
A particular breed, stock, or variety of something
“A given strain of the organism is not good or poor in an absolute sense, but only relative to the other factors which affect the relationship.”
A person's ancestry or line of descent
“He is of a noble strain, of approved valor.”
A particular type, class or breed
“This strain of dog was eventually bred with a terrier to make what is known as the Pit bull Terrier.”
A particular tendency as part of a person's character
“The locals return the affection with an unexpected strain of patriotism and traditionalism.”
A particular style or manner (of doing or being something)
“His tiresome comic routine continued in the same strain for over an hour.”
A state of fatigue or tiredness
“He crashed into his bed, hoping a good night's sleep would ease the strain of a hard day's work.”
A small amount of something
“There is a strain of sadness in this account because it is suffused with nostalgia for a time when this really was a kinder, gentler nation.”
The sound of a piece of music
“To the front came the cowgirls, riding to the strain of martial music.”
A feeling of worry or anxiety
A heavy burden of responsibility or obligation
A person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty
Physical or mental effort applied in pursuit of an objective
The state of being in mental or emotional pain
A part of a song that is repeated after each verse
A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent
A religious song or poem of praise
Injury to the wrist
A group of persons associated with a nation, class, or ethnic group
The consequences or negative results of a thing or event
A strained political or social state
A physical injury
The unpleasant sensation arising from an ache or pain
An act of straining substances through an opening
A quality or characteristic of a specified kind in the character of someone or something
An intense concentration of force or power
An element that forms part of a complex whole
A group of organisms, normally a subdivision of a species, that is adapted to a specific environment
A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body
An act of pulling something
To (excessively) exert for a particular task, purpose or goal
“Even so, if either Calais or Boulogne were in danger, the Queen would strain herself to send them such help as the times would permit.”
To make an unusually great effort
“She was, unfortunately, nearsighted and had to strain to see the blackboard.”
To make excessive demands on
“It became evident at an early stage that the stricter car emission requirements would strain the availability of rhodium.”
To pull or elongate a stretchable object
“It feels like two and a half hours spent watching someone see how far they can strain an elastic band without breaking it.”
To pass (something) through a sieve or filter
“Strain the mixture through a fine-meshed sieve and discard the solids.”
To ooze, or pass slowly through pores or other small openings
“The karstic area also enables water to strain through the cracks of the rocks.”
To injure (a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexerting it
“But alas, in practice they are usually so huge that you inevitably strain a minor muscle or two moving your arm to look at the data.”
To pull or push forcibly at something
“Stryker continued to strain at the chain, growling and barking in a rage.”
To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms
“She opened her arms as if to seize him and strain him to her breast with wild angry passion.”
To cause mental distress to
“My heart was beating fast, and the anxiety would strain me for the rest of the day.”
To move past someone or something with force
To give a false or misleading account of the nature of
To overexert oneself
To use, empty or drain completely
To stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something
To put down or control by cruelty or force
To greatly emphasize a point or issue
To exert for the sake of training, especially in fields requiring toughness or discipline
To grab or squeeze with a twisting motion
To exceed or cross a given limit
To struggle for breath
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