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strain
noun
1. A kind or sort: imaginings of a morbid strain.
2. A passage of poetic and especially lyrical expression.
3. A prevailing quality, as of attitude or behavior.
4. A wrench, twist, or other physical injury resulting from excessive tension, effort, or use.
5. An artificial variety of a domestic animal or cultivated plant.
verb
1. To draw tight cause to fit firmly .
2. To stretch to maximum extension and tautness .
3. To exert (as oneself) to the utmost.
4. To injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure .
5. To cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force.
verb-intransitive
1. To be extremely hesitant; balk: a mule that strained at the lead.
2. To be or become wrenched or twisted.
3. To be subjected to great stress.
4. To filter, trickle, or ooze.
5. To make violent or steady efforts; strive hard: straining to reach the finish line.
verb-transitive
1. Physics To alter (the relations between the parts of a structure or shape) by applying an external force; deform.
2. To draw off or remove by filtration: strained the pulp from the juice.
3. To embrace or clasp tightly; hug.
4. To exert or tax to the utmost: straining our ears to hear.
5. To injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; wrench: strain a muscle.
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