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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91) The robin carols from the treetops its loud, hearty strain.
92) The long working hours put a severe strain on employees.
93) I could see that she was beginning to crack under the strain.
94) I found it a bit of a strain making conversation with her.
95) A warm-up is important before a run so as not to strain any muscles.
96) When you've boiled the cabbage, strain off the water through a colander.
97) We must dig over the vegetable garden to grow this new improved strain of vegetable.
98) Migration into the cities is putting a strain on already stretched resources.
99) I know you've been under a lot of strain lately.
100) The ground here cannot take the strain of a large building.
101) Repayments can be made over a long period, without putting undue strain on your finances.
102) He was a lawyer who had disintegrated under the strain.
103) He broke under the strain of having to work twelve hours a day.
104) The strain must have been enormous but she bore it well.
105) After six weeks of uncertainty , the strain was beginning to take its toll.
106) The wound opened under the strain and blood oozed out.
107) You'll get eye strain if you don't put the light on.
108) The new scheme is designed to take the strain out of shopping.
109) Looking after him while he was so ill has been a great strain on her nerves.
110) It is necessary to make new batches of flu vaccine whenever a different, virulent strain of flu makes an appearance.
111) There's too much strain on the corner of the table.
112) Don't watch TV in the dark - you'll strain your eyes!
113) I usually strain the juice off the pineapple and use it in another recipe.
114) Her voice was so low he had to strain to catch it.
115) It has placed an almost unendurable strain on their marriage.
116) After three years, their marriage was beginning to show signs of strain.
117) The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us.
117) Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
118) As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.
119) Some of these exercises put too much strain on the back muscles.
120) Her health broke down as a result of the strain.
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