Strain | Meaning of strain

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strain (noun)
Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
There is a strain of madness in her family.

strain (noun)
A tendency or disposition.

strain (verb)
To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
To strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship.

strain (verb)
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
The gale strained the timbers of the ship.

strain (verb)
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.

strain (verb)
To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.

strain (verb)
To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
To strain the law in order to convict an accused person.

strain (verb)
To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

strain (verb)
To percolate; to be filtered.
Water straining through a sandy soil.

strain (verb)
To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.

strain (verb)
To urge with importunity; to press.
To strain a petition or invitation.

strain (noun)
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.

strain (noun)
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
He jumped up with a strain; the strain upon the sailboat's rigging.

strain (noun)
An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.

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January 24, 2019

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