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View definitions for strain

strain

noun as in ancestry

noun as in tone, spirit

noun as in melody

verb as in work very hard

verb as in filter

verb as in cause mental stress

Strongest matches

Weak match

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Example Sentences

I strain and push and pedal and wonder, “When will this end?”

However we strain to distract ourselves, our consciousness of death heightens our awareness of evil.

Clients supply transportation, lodging, and ingredients, including the preferred strain of ganja.

That is to say, the ancestral genes, the ancestral strain of inheritance, appears again in these little children.

Even before his injury, the strain had begun to tell on him.

When people argue in this strain, I immediately assume the offensive.

If, now, the patient cough or strain as if at stool, the contents of the stomach will usually be forced out through the tube.

We ought to attempt such a shortening as will strain the machine to a breaking point, but never break it.

This was a great strain on their rather limited resources, and for some years they had to practise strict economy.

The Marshal, in his Memoirs, asserts that this short campaign was the severest strain he ever underwent.

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On this page you'll find 348 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to strain, such as: ache, anxiety, bruise, burden, injury, and pressure.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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