strain

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈstrān

: lineage, ancestry

: a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions

a high-yielding strain of winter wheat

broadly : a specified infraspecific group (such as a stock, line, or ecotype)

: kind, sort

discussions of a lofty strain

: inherited or inherent character, quality, or disposition

a strain of weakness in the family

: trace, streak

a strain of fanaticism

: tune, air

: a passage of verbal or musical expression

: a stream or outburst of forceful or impassioned speech

: the tenor, pervading note, burden, or tone of an utterance or of a course of action or conduct

: mood, temper

strain

2 of 3

verb

strained; straining; strains

transitive verb

: to draw tight : cause to fit firmly

strain the bandage over the wound

: to stretch to maximum extension and tautness

strain a canvas over a frame

: to exert (oneself, one's senses, etc.) to the utmost

: to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure

strained his back

: to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force

: to squeeze or clasp tightly: such as

: hug

: to compress painfully : constrict

: to cause to pass through a strainer : filter

: to remove by straining

strain lumps out of the gravy

: to stretch beyond a proper limit

that story strains my credulity

obsolete : to squeeze out : extort

intransitive verb

: to make violent efforts : strive

has to strain to reach the high notes

: to pull against resistance

a dog straining at its leash

: to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate

—often used in the phrase strain at stool

: to pass through or as if through a strainer

the liquid strains readily

: to make great difficulty or resistance : balk

strain

3 of 3

noun (2)

: an act of straining or the condition of being strained: such as

: bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use

heart strain

especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments

back strain

: excessive or difficult exertion or labor

: excessive physical or mental tension

also : a force, influence, or factor causing such tension

a strain on the marriage

: deformation of a material body under the action of applied forces

: an unusual reach, degree, or intensity : pitch

archaic : a strained interpretation of something said or written

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up — more at strew

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French estreindre, from Latin stringere to bind or draw tight, press together; akin to Greek strang-, stranx drop squeezed out, strangalē halter

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (2)

1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

strain 1 of 3

noun

ˈstrān

: a group of closely related living things that look similar but possess one or more unique characteristics

Scientists are developing a new strain of wheat.

: a quality or disposition that runs through a family or group

There's a strain of genius in that family.

: a small amount : trace

There was a strain of sadness in his voice.

: melody sense 2, tune

strain

2 of 3

verb

strained; straining

: to stretch or be stretched, pulled, or used to the limit

My muscles strained under the load.

: to stretch beyond a proper limit

The story strains the truth.

: to try very hard : make a great effort

People in the back strained to hear.

: to injure or be injured by too much or too hard use or effort

Don't strain your back.

: to press or pass through a strainer : filter

strain juice

: to pour off liquid from by using a strainer

Boil and then strain the pasta.

strain

3 of 3

noun

: great worry and concern or physical effort

Perhaps, the pressures of everyday stress and strain had gotten her down.

E. L. Konigsburg, From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

: something that causes great worry and concern or physical effort

Running the business was a strain on him.

The heavy load was a strain on her back.

: bodily injury resulting from too much use or from a wrench or twist that stretches muscles and ligaments

: a force that pulls or stretches something to its limit : stress

Medical Definition

strain 1 of 3

noun

ˈstrān

: a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions

a highly virulent strain of bacteria

strain

2 of 3

transitive verb

: to exert (as oneself) to the utmost

: to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure

strained his heart by overwork

: to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force

: to cause to pass through a strainer

intransitive verb

: to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate

—often used in the phrase strain at stool

strain

3 of 3

noun

: an act of straining or the condition of being strained: as

: excessive physical or mental tension

also : a force, influence, or factor causing such tension

: bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use

heart strain

especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments

back strain

compare sprain

: deformation of a material body under the action of applied forces

straining

verb

present participle of strain

as in pulling

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure in order to lift something heavy, squat down and lift with your legs, or you'll strain your back

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

pulling
stretching
damaging
weakening
bruising
racking
hurting
taxing
wrenching
tearing
impairing
fraying
battering
harming
crippling
wounding
mangling
mutilating
laming

as in filtering

to pass through a filter better strain that coffee thoroughly to get all the grounds out

Synonyms & Similar Words

filtering
leaching
screening
percolating

as in laboring

to devote serious and sustained effort the whole department is straining to complete the project before the deadline

Synonyms & Similar Words

laboring
struggling
working
striving
tugging
trying
sweating
endeavoring
toiling
humping
drudging
hustling
plowing
slogging
plugging
slaving
travailing
grubbing
plodding
moiling
fagging
banging away
sweating blood
exerting
scratching
attacking
overexerting
overworking
pegging (away)
exercising
driving
digging (away)
scrabbling
wading
beavering (away)
essaying
trudging
pitching in
knuckling down
digging in
buckling (down)
eking out
hammering (away)
applying (oneself)
putting out
grinding (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

slackening
breaking
idling
resting
easing (up)
chilling
shirking
lounging
hanging (around or out)
loafing
bumming
letting up
dallying
unwinding
lolling
relaxing
hanging
lazing
hacking (around)
playing
slacking (off)
reposing
basking
goofing (off)
trifling
footling
dillydallying
goldbricking
dabbling
doodling
vegging out
goofing (around)
fooling around
puttering (around)
pottering (around)
hanging about
monkeying (around)
messing around
fribbling

as in dripping

to flow forth slowly through small openings put the cooked fruit in a cheesecloth bag and let the juice strain into a pan

Synonyms & Similar Words

dripping
flowing
sweating
bleeding
seeping
weeping
oozing
percolating
exuding
trickling
transuding
emitting
emanating
dribbling
springing
venting
giving off
discharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

pouring
surging
streaming
flooding
gushing

as in stretching

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress strained her memory but the name just wouldn't come to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

stretching
trying
pushing
testing
taxing
bothering
annoying
irritating
pressuring
demanding
pressing
importuning
aggravating
exasperating
paining
exacting
grating
harassing
getting (to)
agitating
spiting
nettling
pestering
irking
vexing
hassling
harrying
galling
riling
peeving
gnawing (at)

as in tightening

to draw tight the dog strained its leash trying to get to the cat

Synonyms & Similar Words

tightening
tensing
stretching
tautening
elongating
lengthening
constricting
extending
cinching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

loosening
slackening
easing
relaxing
slacking

as in clasping

to put one's arms around and press tightly the woman tenderly strained to her breast the child that she had long ago given up for dead

Synonyms & Similar Words

clasping
hugging
clinging
cradling
grasping
grabbing
crushing
holding
wrapping
embracing
enfolding
clamping
bear-hugging
patting
gripping
enveloping
encircling
folding
enclasping
stroking
entwining
locking
twining
snuggling
nestling
nuzzling
bosoming
fondling
petting
embosoming
cuddling
enwinding

单词	straining
释义	strain 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈstrān 1 a : lineage, ancestry b : a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions a high-yielding strain of winter wheat broadly : a specified infraspecific group (such as a stock, line, or ecotype) c : kind, sort discussions of a lofty strain 2 a : inherited or inherent character, quality, or disposition a strain of weakness in the family b : trace, streak a strain of fanaticism 3 a : tune, air b : a passage of verbal or musical expression c : a stream or outburst of forceful or impassioned speech 4 a : the tenor, pervading note, burden, or tone of an utterance or of a course of action or conduct b : mood, temper strain 2 of 3 verb strained; straining; strains transitive verb 1 a : to draw tight : cause to fit firmly strain the bandage over the wound b : to stretch to maximum extension and tautness strain a canvas over a frame 2 a : to exert (oneself, one's senses, etc.) to the utmost b : to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure strained his back c : to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force 3 : to squeeze or clasp tightly: such as a : hug b : to compress painfully : constrict 4 a : to cause to pass through a strainer : filter b : to remove by straining strain lumps out of the gravy 5 : to stretch beyond a proper limit that story strains my credulity 6 obsolete : to squeeze out : extort intransitive verb 1 a : to make violent efforts : strive has to strain to reach the high notes b : to pull against resistance a dog straining at its leash c : to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate —often used in the phrase strain at stool 2 : to pass through or as if through a strainer the liquid strains readily 3 : to make great difficulty or resistance : balk strain 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 : an act of straining or the condition of being strained: such as a : bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use heart strain especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments back strain b : excessive or difficult exertion or labor c : excessive physical or mental tension also : a force, influence, or factor causing such tension a strain on the marriage d : deformation of a material body under the action of applied forces 2 : an unusual reach, degree, or intensity : pitch 3 archaic : a strained interpretation of something said or written Phrases strain a point : to go beyond a usual, accepted, or proper limit or rule Synonyms Noun (1) ancestry birth blood bloodline breeding descent extraction family tree genealogy line lineage origin parentage pedigree stock Verb pull rack stretch wrench Noun (2) pressure stress tension See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I strained my back trying to lift the couch. Too much computer work strains the eyes. He strained a muscle in his leg. His muscles strained under the heavy weight. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up — more at strew Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French estreindre, from Latin stringere to bind or draw tight, press together; akin to Greek strang-, stranx drop squeezed out, strangalē halter First Known Use Noun (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun (2) 1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing strain strain at the leash strain one's eyes strain one's neck strain one's ears strain gauge under (a/the) strain strain oneself repetitive strain injury inter-strain strain a point See More strain at the leash strain one's eyes strain one's neck strain one's ears strain gauge under (a/the) strain strain oneself repetitive strain injury inter-strain strain a point See More Kids Definition strain 1 of 3 noun ˈstrān 1 : a group of closely related living things that look similar but possess one or more unique characteristics Scientists are developing a new strain of wheat. 2 : a quality or disposition that runs through a family or group There's a strain of genius in that family. 3 : a small amount : trace There was a strain of sadness in his voice. 4 : melody sense 2, tune strain 2 of 3 verb strained; straining 1 : to stretch or be stretched, pulled, or used to the limit My muscles strained under the load. 2 : to stretch beyond a proper limit The story strains the truth. 3 : to try very hard : make a great effort People in the back strained to hear. 4 : to injure or be injured by too much or too hard use or effort Don't strain your back. 5 : to press or pass through a strainer : filter strain juice 6 : to pour off liquid from by using a strainer Boil and then strain the pasta. strain 3 of 3 noun 1 : great worry and concern or physical effort Perhaps, the pressures of everyday stress and strain had gotten her down. E. L. Konigsburg, From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 2 : something that causes great worry and concern or physical effort Running the business was a strain on him. The heavy load was a strain on her back. 3 : bodily injury resulting from too much use or from a wrench or twist that stretches muscles and ligaments 4 : a force that pulls or stretches something to its limit : stress Medical Definition strain 1 of 3 noun ˈstrān : a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions a highly virulent strain of bacteria strain 2 of 3 transitive verb 1 a : to exert (as oneself) to the utmost b : to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure strained his heart by overwork c : to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force 2 : to cause to pass through a strainer intransitive verb : to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate —often used in the phrase strain at stool strain 3 of 3 noun : an act of straining or the condition of being strained: as a : excessive physical or mental tension also : a force, influence, or factor causing such tension b : bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use heart strain especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments back strain compare sprain c : deformation of a material body under the action of applied forces straining verb present participle of strain 1 as in pulling to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure in order to lift something heavy, squat down and lift with your legs, or you'll strain your back Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pulling stretching damaging weakening bruising racking hurting taxing wrenching tearing impairing fraying battering harming crippling wounding mangling mutilating laming 2 as in filtering to pass through a filter better strain that coffee thoroughly to get all the grounds out Synonyms & Similar Words filtering leaching screening percolating 3 as in laboring to devote serious and sustained effort the whole department is straining to complete the project before the deadline Synonyms & Similar Words laboring struggling working striving tugging trying sweating endeavoring toiling humping drudging hustling plowing slogging plugging slaving travailing grubbing plodding moiling fagging banging away sweating blood exerting scratching attacking overexerting overworking pegging (away) exercising driving digging (away) scrabbling wading beavering (away) essaying trudging pitching in knuckling down digging in buckling (down) eking out hammering (away) applying (oneself) putting out grinding (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms slackening breaking idling resting easing (up) chilling shirking lounging hanging (around or out) loafing bumming letting up dallying unwinding lolling relaxing hanging lazing hacking (around) playing slacking (off) reposing basking goofing (off) trifling footling dillydallying goldbricking dabbling doodling vegging out goofing (around) fooling around puttering (around) pottering (around) hanging about monkeying (around) messing around fribbling See More 4 as in dripping to flow forth slowly through small openings put the cooked fruit in a cheesecloth bag and let the juice strain into a pan Synonyms & Similar Words dripping flowing sweating bleeding seeping weeping oozing percolating exuding trickling transuding emitting emanating dribbling springing venting giving off discharging Antonyms & Near Antonyms pouring surging streaming flooding gushing 5 as in stretching to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress strained her memory but the name just wouldn't come to her Synonyms & Similar Words stretching trying pushing testing taxing bothering annoying irritating pressuring demanding pressing importuning aggravating exasperating paining exacting grating harassing getting (to) agitating spiting nettling pestering irking vexing hassling harrying galling riling peeving gnawing (at) 6 as in tightening to draw tight the dog strained its leash trying to get to the cat Synonyms & Similar Words tightening tensing stretching tautening elongating lengthening constricting extending cinching Antonyms & Near Antonyms loosening slackening easing relaxing slacking 7 as in clasping to put one's arms around and press tightly the woman tenderly strained to her breast the child that she had long ago given up for dead Synonyms & Similar Words clasping hugging clinging cradling grasping grabbing crushing holding wrapping embracing enfolding clamping bear-hugging patting gripping enveloping encircling folding enclasping stroking entwining locking twining snuggling nestling nuzzling bosoming fondling petting embosoming cuddling enwinding
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strain

noun (1)

verb

noun (2)

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

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Kids Definition

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Medical Definition

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noun

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