Synonym: descent, extend, hurt, injure, pull, quality, race, sprain, streak, stretch, tow, trace, tug, wrench. Antonym: relax. Similar words: constraint, trainer, by train, training, straighten, drain, trait, trail. Meaning: [streɪn] 
n. 1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces 2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension 3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence 4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress 5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species 6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups 7. a lineage or race of people 8. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain 9. the general meaning or substance of an utterance 10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal 11. an intense or violent exertion 12. the act of singing. v. 1. to exert much effort or energy 2. test the limits of 3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity 4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements 5. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious 6. become stretched or tense or taught 7. remove by passing through a filter 8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender 9. alter the shape of (something) by stress.
n. 1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces 2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension 3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence 4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress 5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species 6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups 7. a lineage or race of people 8. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain 9. the general meaning or substance of an utterance 10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal 11. an intense or violent exertion 12. the act of singing. v. 1. to exert much effort or energy 2. test the limits of 3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity 4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements 5. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious 6. become stretched or tense or taught 7. remove by passing through a filter 8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender 9. alter the shape of (something) by stress. 
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31) There was a strain of bitterness in his voice.
32) His marriage was under strain.
33) She was tired and under great strain.
34) Too loud sound would strain your ears.
35) The increased costs will certainly strain our finances.
36) Moving house put a severe strain on our finances.
37) This strain of mosquito carries malaria and yellow fever.
38) He had a muscular strain.
39) A strain of puritanism runs through all her work.
40) What is the breaking strain of this cable?
41) Strain off any excess liquid.
42) My nerves won't stand the strain much longer.
43) The ice gave way under the strain.
44) The professor buckled under the strain of the work.
45) He was breaking up under the strain.
46) Increasing demand is placing undue strain on services.
47) A strain of mysticism runs through his poetry.
48) The steel frames began to buckle under the strain.
49) A soft strain of music wound into the air.
50) His heart won't stand the strain much longer.
51) He finds his new job a real strain.
52) Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.
53) Her speech continued in the same dismal strain.
54) Use a colander to strain the vegetables.
55) He's been under a lot of strain recently.
56) The rope broke under the strain.
57) Strain began to tell on his health.
58) The filming imposed an additional strain on her.
59) Did you find the job a strain ?
60) His confidence cracked under the strain.
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