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straining
strain /ˈstreɪn/
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nounplural strainsa feeling of stress and worry that you have because you are trying to do too much, are dealing with a difficult problem, etc. [count]something that is very difficult to deal with and that causes harm or trouble [count]a force that pulls or stretches something :stress [count]usually singularan injury to a body part or muscle that is caused by too much tension, effort, or use [count]verbstrains; strained; straining[+ obj] :to injure (a body part or muscle) by too much tension, use, or effortto try very hard to do or get something [no obj] - often + forto be pulled or stretched in a forceful way [no obj]People were straining their necks [=were lifting their heads as high as they could by stretching their necks] to see the fight. - sometimes used figuratively[no obj] :to pull hard on or push hard against something - + at or against[+ obj] :to cause problems or trouble for (something)[+ obj] :to separate a liquid from solid pieces by using a special device (called a strainer)strain yourselfto injure yourself by making your muscles do too much workto put a lot of physical or mental effort into doing somethingnounplural strains[count] :a group of closely related plants or animals :variety - often + of[count] literary + somewhat old-fashioned :a usually bad quality that someone or something has - usually singular; usually + of[singular] formal + literary :a small amount of something[count] :a kind or sort of something - usually + ofstrains [plural] formal :the musical sounds of someone or something
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verbHis story that a bushy-haired intruder had shot her strained the jury's credulityAs he strained at his bonds the rope cut more deeply into his wristsI strained my back lifting that box of booksShe strained to catch a glimpse of the prince. They strained to hear every wordStrain the soup to remove the bones. Strain the dregs from the wine. The water is then strained through sandnounStrains often hurt more than broken bonesThe strain began to tell on all of us. Another rope was needed to relieve the strain on the first. This advertising budget will put a great strain on our resourcesIn the distance I made out the faint strains of skirling bagpipesI detected a mellowing strain in her lettersnounThis sample of sweet pea came from an entirely different strainThere was a definite strain of ruthlessness in her character