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strain

/ strain /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

(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"

Type of:

nervousness nerves

Kinds of:

tension tenseness stress

Domain:

psychology psychological science

noun Sense 2

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

Type of:

deformation

Kinds of:

overstrain

Derived:

tense tense up

Domain:

physics physical science natural philosophy

noun Sense 3

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

Type of:

injury hurt harm

Derived:

deform distort

verb Sense 4

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"

Type of:

use utilize utilise

Kinds of:

overstrain overextend tax task

Derived:

striving nisus pains straining

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 5

stretch or force to the limit

"strain the rope"

Type of:

tighten

Derived:

tension

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

noun Sense 6

an intense or violent exertion

Type of:

effort elbow grease exertion

Derived:

extend try stress strive reach

verb Sense 7

rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

"puree the vegetables for the baby"

Type of:

rub

Derived:

puree

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody PP

Domain:

cooking cookery preparation

noun Sense 8

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"

Type of:

difficulty

Derived:

try stress

noun Sense 9

the act of singing

"with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

Type of:

vocal music

Kinds of:

carol lullaby cradlesong aria

Derived:

sing

verb Sense 10

make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

Opposites:

relax unstrain unlax loosen up unwind

Type of:

affect

Kinds of:

crick stretch extend

Derived:

tension tensity tenseness tautness

Causes:

tense tense up

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s on something

verb Sense 11

test the limits of

"You are trying my patience!"

Type of:

afflict

Kinds of:

rack

Derived:

stress tension tenseness stressor straining

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

noun Sense 12

a lineage or race of people

Type of:

ancestry lineage derivation

Derived:

breed multiply

noun Sense 13

pervading note of an utterance

"I could follow the general tenor of his argument"

Type of:

meaning substance

Kinds of:

drift purport

noun Sense 14

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"

Type of:

animal group variety

Kinds of:

bloodstock pedigree

Has parts:

species

Derived:

stock breed multiply

verb Sense 15

alter the shape of (something) by stress

"His body was deformed by leprosy"

Type of:

shape form

Kinds of:

jaundice

Derived:

deformation

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 16

to exert much effort or energy

"straining our ears to hear"

Type of:

tug labor labour

Kinds of:

extend oneself kill oneself overexert oneself trouble oneself trouble

Derived:

straining striving nisus pains

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 17

remove by passing through a filter

"filter out the impurities"

Type of:

separate

Derived:

strainer filter filtrate filtration

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 18

separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

"sift the flour"

Type of:

separate

Kinds of:

rice resift riddle screen winnow

Derived:

strainer sieve screen sifter winnow

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nervousness nerves tension tenseness stress deformation overstrain injury hurt harm use utilize