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Strain
streɪn
- force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort
"I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound"
- make an unusually great effort
"his voice was so quiet that I had to strain to hear it"
- injure (a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexerting it
"on cold days you are more likely to strain a muscle"
- make severe or excessive demands on
"he strained her tolerance to the limit"
- pull or push forcibly at something
"the bear strained at the chain around its neck"
- stretch (something) tightly
"the barbed wire fence was strained to posts six feet high"
- embrace (someone) tightly
"she strained the infant to her bosom again"
- pour (a mainly liquid substance) through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter
"strain the custard into a bowl"
- cause liquid to drain off (food which has been boiled, soaked, or canned) by using a porous or perforated device
"she turned to the sink to strain the noodles"
- drain (liquid) off food by using a porous or perforated device
"strain off the surplus fat"
- a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree
"the usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine"
- an injury to a part of the body caused by overexertion
"he has a slight groin strain"
- the magnitude of a deformation, equal to the change in the dimension of a deformed object divided by its original dimension
- a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something
"the accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries"
- a state of tension or exhaustion resulting from severe demands on one's strength or resources
"the telltale signs of nervous strain"
- the sound of a piece of music
"the distant strains of the brass band grew louder"