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strain — strain1 strainingly, adv. strainless, adj. strainlessly, adv. /strayn/, v.t. 1. to draw tight or taut, esp. to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope. 2. to exert to the utmost: to strain one s ears to catch a sound. 3. to… … Universalium
strain — I. /streɪn / (say strayn) verb (t) 1. to draw tight or taut; stretch, especially to the utmost tension: to strain a rope. 2. to exert to the utmost: to strain one s ears to catch a sound. 3. to impair, injure, or weaken by stretching or… …
strain — I [[t]streɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw tight; make taut: to strain a rope[/ex] 2) to exert to the utmost: to strain one s reach[/ex] 3) to injure (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion 4) to cause mechanical deformation in by stress… … From formal English to slang
Strain — Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E. strike … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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strain — 1 noun 1 WORRY (C, U) worry caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. | put a strain on sb/sth: Nick s frequent trips were putting a strain on their… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Strain 121 — Taxobox color = darkgray name= Strain 121 domain = Archaea phylum = Euryarchaeota classis = Thermoprotei ordo = incertae sedis Strain 121 is a single celled microbe, of the domain Archaea. First discovered convert|200|mi|km off Puget Sound in a… … Wikipedia
strain — {{11}}strain (n.1) injury caused by straining, 1550s, from STRAIN (Cf. strain) (v.). The meaning passage of music (1570s) probably developed from a verbal sense of to tighten the voice, originally the strings of a musical instrument (late 14c.).… … Etymology dictionary
