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English to English noun
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(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces |  | source: wordnet30
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difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension | | Example: she endured the stresses and strains of life
he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger
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a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | | Example: she was humming an air from Beethoven
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(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress | | Example: his responsibilities were a constant strain
the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him
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a special variety of domesticated animals within a species | | Example: he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
he created a new strain of sheep
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(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | | Example: a new strain of microorganisms
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injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain | | source: wordnet30
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the general meaning or substance of an utterance | | Example: although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument
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an effortful attempt to attain a goal | | source: wordnet30
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an intense or violent exertion | | source: wordnet30
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the act of singing | | Example: with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates
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Race; stock; generation; descent; family. | | source: webster1913
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The act of straining, or the state of being strained. | | source: webster1913
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A cultural subvariety that is only slightly differentiated. | | source: webster1913 verb
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to exert much effort or energy | | Example: straining our ears to hear
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test the limits of | | Example: You are trying my patience!
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use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity | | Example: He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
Don't strain your mind too much
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separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements | | Example: sift the flour
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cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | | Example: he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
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become stretched or tense or taut | | Example: the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;
the rope strained when the weight was attached
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remove by passing through a filter | | Example: filter out the impurities
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rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender | | Example: puree the vegetables for the baby
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alter the shape of (something) by stress | | Example: His body was deformed by leprosy
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To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument. | | source: webster1913
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To make violent efforts. | | source: webster1913
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