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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211) He knocked one year off a full 10-year term to take account of the strain on Christie of a second hearing.
212) If it were otherwise the court system would simply collapse under the strain.
213) I think Paul's cracking up under the strain of work.
214) Strain the liquid through a colander covered with muslin, and retain the liquid.
215) A serious, exhausted air hung over them at the Majestic bar, everyone looked under strain and nobody got drunk.
216) But I could only attain to be thrilled and enchanted, as by the sound of a strain of music dying away.
217) Then I sow one of my colleagues die from a heart attack and two others crack up under the strain.
217) Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
218) The energy of this hydrogen bonding is comparable to that of the torsion-angle strain.
219) The mutant strain appeared in the south of Shetland, just as the council approved the scheme for another year.
220) Strain off the liquid and use instead of water to boil the eggs for 10 minutes.
221) No matter how partners parent, children introduce the kind of emotional strain that can shatter old harmonies and certainties.
222) Puzzled looking blokes strain their necks for the dartboard, wide-eyed girls search in vain for the stage.
223) Strain fat from skillet and strain through paper towel into heatproof measuring cup.
224) It's the strain of caring for a parent with Alzheimers disease.
225) In the second generation this movement back and forth produced a fair amount of strain.
226) Too much strain on the relaxin-softened tissue can cause permanent damage.
227) Puree sauce in a blender or food processor and strain back into pot.
228) Each of the Edinburgh patients colonised by the epidemic strain showed a rising IgG antibody response to P cepacia-specific cell wall antigen.
229) By planting a different, male-fertile strain among it, the breeders can collect hybrid seed.
230) They therefore take some of the strain off the younger breeding stock within their species.
231) There's a bigger doubt though, over Martin Ling, who's got a calf strain.
232) Intent on discovering a cure for a certain strain of influenza, Robert Shannon faces tremendous difficulties, both personal and professional.
233) Moreover, her individual sense of fun and fantasy made her an enchanting companion, though a neurotic strain was also apparent.
234) There was a strong strain of Anglophilia in the Alsop clan, and a consistent devotion to the politics of moderate conservatism.
235) There was just that constant tiny worried frown between her brows to show the strain.
236) Does the amp respond or does it buckle under the strain?
237) Meantime, the build-up to D-Day went on, and the strain of waiting began to tell.
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