Definitions for Strain

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Strain strain

Spelling: [streyn]

IPA: /streɪn/

Strain is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in Strain (ainrst).

Definitions for Strain

noun

1. any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
2. strong muscular or physical effort.
3. great or excessive effort or striving after some goal, object, or effect.
4. an injury to a muscle, tendon, etc., due to excessive tension or use; sprain.
5. Mechanics, Physics. deformation of a body or structure as a result of an applied force.
6. condition of being strained or stretched.
7. a task, goal, or effect accomplished only with great effort:
8. severe, trying, or fatiguing pressure or exertion; taxing onus:
9. a severe demand on or test of resources, feelings, a person, etc.:
10. a flow or burst of language, eloquence, etc.:
11. Often, strains. a passage of melody, music, or songs as rendered or heard:
12. Music. a section of a piece of music, more or less complete in itself.
13. a passage or piece of poetry.
14. the tone, style, or spirit of an utterance, writing, etc.:
15. a particular degree, height, or pitch attained:
16. the body of descendants of a common ancestor, as a family or stock.
17. any of the different lines of ancestry united in a family or an individual.
18. a group of plants distinguished from other plants of the variety to which it belongs by some intrinsic quality, such as a tendency to yield heavily; breed.
19. an artificial variety of a species of domestic animal or cultivated plant.
20. a variety, especially of microorganisms.
21. ancestry or descent.
22. hereditary or natural character, tendency, or trait:
23. a streak or trace.
24. a kind or sort.
25. Obsolete. procreation.

verb (used with object)

1. to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full:
2. to exert to the utmost:
3. to impair, injure, or weaken (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion.
4. to cause mechanical deformation in (a body or structure) as the result of stress.
5. to stretch beyond the proper point or limit:
6. to make excessive demands upon:
7. to pour (liquid containing solid matter) through a filter, sieve, or the like in order to hold back the denser solid constituents:
8. to draw off (clear or pure liquid) by means of a filter or sieve:
9. to hold back (solid particles) from liquid matter by means of a filter or sieve:
10. to clasp tightly in the arms, the hand, etc.:
11. Obsolete. to constrain, as to a course of action.

verb (used without object)

1. to pull forcibly:
2. to stretch one's muscles, nerves, etc., to the utmost.
3. to make violent physical efforts; strive hard.
4. to resist forcefully; balk:
5. to be subjected to tension or stress; suffer strain.
6. to filter, percolate, or ooze.
7. to trickle or flow:

Origin of Strain

1250-1300; Middle English streinen (v.) Old French estrein-, stem of estreindre to press tightly, grip Latin stringere to bind, tie, draw tight. See stringent

Examples for Strain

Under the strain of his muscles, iron bars bent like hot wax.

This point has merit, but quickly begins to strain after the application of any sort of pressure.

strain the liquid from the veal and bones and remove the fat.

All trace of stress and strain had left it, replaced by an enigmatic calm.

I strain and push and pedal and wonder, “When will this end?”

However we strain to distract ourselves, our consciousness of death heightens our awareness of evil.

Even before his injury, the strain had begun to tell on him.

Behind the scenes, as we are now, Vivian, what use can there be in talking in that strain?

She was not herself, of course, what with strain and weariness.

I am just so convinced that junk food and high sugar food are undermining the health of people…It caused a lot of strain.