Synonym: agonistic, constrained, forced, labored, laboured. Similar words: unrestrained, grained, strain, straitened, trainer, constrain, constraint, train. Meaning: [streɪnd] 
adj. 1. lacking natural ease 2. under great stress 3. lacking spontaneity; not natural 4. struggling for effect.
adj. 1. lacking natural ease 2. under great stress 3. lacking spontaneity; not natural 4. struggling for effect. 
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271) Strained silicon is a fundamental component of all recent microprocessors. The reason for its success is that local strain-induced deformation in the crystal lattice improves processor performance.
272) Homogeneous , strained epitaxial SiGe films on silicon substrates were used.
273) The water in the pot needs to be strained off.
274) Only after the fact did I realise that I had said the words penis and vagina and sex in a strained, sotto voce tone. This was also something my own mother would have done.
275) After washing the dishes, we took sponge baths in the dishwater, then strained the coffee-colored liquid through a cloth into the truck's radiator.
276) CLEVELAND - Kobe Bryant hates to admit it, but his strained left groin still is a problem.
277) City services and facilities have been strained to a breaking point.
278) Add the clams to the pan, together with their strained cooking liquid.
279) Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.