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an intense or violent exertion
distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting(adj)the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
arduous, straining, strenuous(adj)taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
"his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descendeddescended from a strain of Irish seafarers
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effectthe strain of an old Irish ballad rose up from the revelers downstairs
a very small amountdetected a strain of panic in her voice when she asked if the substance was poisonous
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in commonwrites mystery novels of a more sophisticated strain
the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's timethe family's constant moving is putting a real strain on the children
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressurein order to lift something heavy, squat down and lift with your legs, or you'll strain your back
to pass through a filterbetter strain that coffee thoroughly to get all the grounds out
to devote serious and sustained effortthe whole department is straining to complete the project before the deadline
to flow forth slowly through small openingsput the cooked fruit in a cheesecloth bag and let the juice strain into a pan
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stressstrained her memory but the name just wouldn't come to her
to draw tightthe dog strained its leash trying to get to the cat
to put one's arms around and press tightlythe woman tenderly strained to her breast the child that she had long ago given up for dead
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