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Noun strain has 12 senses
- strain - (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
--1 is a kind of deformation
--1 has particulars: overstrain
- stress, strain - difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
--2 is a kind of difficulty
- tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
--3 is a kind of music
--3 has parts: phrase, musical phrase
--3 has particulars:
- strain, mental strain, nervous strain - (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
--4 is a kind of nervousness, nerves
--4 has particulars: tension, tenseness, stress
- breed, strain, stock - a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
--5 is a kind of variety; animal group
--5 is a member of species
--5 has particulars: bloodstock; pedigree
- form, variant, strain, var. - (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
--6 is a kind of taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
--6 is a member of species
- breed, strain - a lineage or race of people
--7 is a kind of ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
- strain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
--8 is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
- tenor, strain - pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument"
--9 is a kind of meaning, substance
--9 has particulars: drift, purport
- striving, nisus, pains, strain - an effortful attempt to attain a goal
--10 is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
--10 has particulars: jihad, jehad
- strain, straining - an intense or violent exertion
--11 is a kind of effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
- song, strain - the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
--12 is a kind of vocal music
--12 has particulars: carol; lullaby, cradlesong; aria
Verb strain has 9 senses
- strive, reach, strain - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
--1 is one way to tug, labor, labour, push, drive
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- try, strain, stress - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
--2 is one way to afflict
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- strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
--3 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
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- sift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
--4 is one way to separate
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- tense, strain, tense up - make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
--5 is one way to affect
Antonyms: relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
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- strain, tense - stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope"
--6 is one way to tighten
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- filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out - remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
--7 is one way to separate
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- puree, strain - rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
--8 is one way to rub
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- deform, distort, strain - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
--9 is one way to shape, form
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