eng: strain

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means	(noun) (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces strain
means	(noun) difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson strain, stress
means	(noun) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" melody, melodic line, strain, tune, line, air, melodic phrase
means	(noun) (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" nervous strain, strain, mental strain
means	(noun) a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" breed, stock, strain
means	(noun) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" strain, form, variant, var.
means	(noun) injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain strain
means	(noun) the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" tenor, strain
means	(noun) an effortful attempt to attain a goal nisus, strain, pains, striving
means	(noun) an intense or violent exertion strain, straining
means	(noun) the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" song, strain
means	(verb) to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" strive, strain, reach
means	(verb) test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" try, strain, stress
means	(verb) use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" strain, extend
means	(verb) separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" strain, sieve, sift
means	(verb) cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" tense, strain, tense up
means	(verb) become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached" strain, tense
means	(verb) remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" filtrate, strain, filter out, separate out, filter
means	(verb) rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" strain, puree
means	(verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" strain, deform, distort
means	e/Strain (injury)
means	e/Strain (music)

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