strain in English

noun

1

a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

the usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

synonyms: tension, tightness, tautness

2

a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something.

the accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries

synonyms: pressure, demands, burdens, stress, hassle

3

the sound of a piece of music as it is played or performed.

through the open windows came the strains of a hurdy-gurdy playing in the street

synonyms: sound, music, melody, tune

4

a breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant developed by breeding.

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

synonyms: variety, kind, type, sort, breed, genus

5

a particular tendency as part of a person's character.

there was a powerful strain of insanity on her mother's side of the family

synonyms: tendency, susceptibility, propensity, proneness, trait, disposition

verb

1

force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort.

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

2

pour (a mainly liquid substance) through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter.

strain the custard into a bowl

noun

tension, tightness, tautness
injury, sprain, wrench, twist
pressure, demands, burdens, stress, hassle
stress, (nervous) tension, exhaustion, fatigue, pressure of work, overwork
sound, music, melody, tune
variety, kind, type, sort, breed, genus
descent, ancestry, origin(s), parentage, lineage, extraction, family, roots
tendency, susceptibility, propensity, proneness, trait, disposition
element, strand, vein, note, trace, touch, suggestion, hint
form, variant
song
pains, striving, nisus
melody, air, tune, line
stock, breed
stress
tenor
straining
mental strain, nervous strain

verb

overtax, injure, struggle, make excessive demands on, pull, clasp, sieve, strive, tense, filter, try, extend, distort, puree
overtax, overwork, overextend, overreach, drive too far, exhaust, wear out, overdo it, knock oneself out
injure, damage, pull, wrench, twist, sprain
struggle, labor, toil, make every effort, try very hard, break one's back, push/drive oneself to the limit, pull out all the stops, go all out, bust a gut
make excessive demands on, overtax, be too much for, test, tax, put a strain on
pull, tug, heave, haul, jerk, yank
clasp, press, clutch, hold tight, embrace, hug, enfold, envelop
sieve, sift, filter, screen, riddle, filtrate
sieve, sift
strive, reach
tense, tense up
tense
filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out
try, stress
extend
distort, deform
puree

Use "strain" in a sentence

1. Strain gauges

2. Strain gauge

3. Synergistic action of 29 compounds with Dipterex was evaluated in the RD strain and the normal strain (SEN strain).

4. A modulated fibre bragg grating strain gauge assembly for absolute gauging of strain

5. TH seeds classify the Bubblegum strain as being a predominantly indica hybrid strain.

6. Strain gauged force transducers

7. Boysenberry is a marijuana strain

8. Astrain: On the strain; straining

9. Purple Afghani Strain Grow Info

10. If the reovirus is human reovirus, serotype 1 (e.g., strain Lang), serotype 2 (e.g., strain Jones), serotype 3 (e.g., strain Dearing or strain Abney), as well as other serotypes or strains of reovirus can be used.

11. A strain gauge is a sensor whose measured electrical resistance varies with changes in strain

12. Range represents the maximum strain which can be recorded without resetting or replacing the strain gage.

13. Objective To study the influence of incidence angle of ultrasound and strain length(SL) on strain imaging(SI) and strain rate imaging(SRI) in long-axis direction.

14. I can't take the strain.

15. Strain off any excess liquid.

16. • Salmon alternative strain/broodstock development

17. Men under strain can snap.

18. By contrast, the resonant beam of the strain gauge responds to induced strain and temperature effects.

19. The dominant strain had a partial 16S rDNA sequence identical to that of Frankia alni strain CpI1.

20. • Caregiver strain was quantified using a modified three-item version of Robinson's (1983) Caregiver Strain Index (CSI).

21. Caesar is a hybrid cannabis strain

22. Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743

23. The wall collapsed under the strain.

24. Television newsreaders come under enormous strain.

25. Most likely an aggressive flu strain.

26. The Bubblegum indica dominant hybrid strain was created by crossing Indiana Bubblegum with an unidentified indica cannabis strain

27. I had to strain to hear.

28. 13 He had a muscular strain.

29. An electrocardiogram showed right heart strain.

30. Strain 5-2 is a mutant of Qing2 and Autolyzes much more slowly than its parent strain …

31. High elongation strain gauges are required

32. Red eyes denote strain and fatigue.

33. Strain the sauce through a sieve.

34. Application of propellane strain-release Amination

35. Acid is a hybrid cannabis strain

36. Therefore,Henckys strain tensor is used.

37. The rope broke under the strain.

38. She's cracking up under the strain.

39. Conclusion The genetic homogeneity and the individual identity of Zmu - 1 : DHP strain is higher than DHP strain.

40. Instrumentation was used to measure force and strain in the reinforcement, soil strain and temperature, and earth pressure.

41. Booger is a hybrid cannabis strain

42. Anchoring device with strain measurement system

43. Strain through a wire mesh sieve.

44. The rope severed under the strain.

45. In the present study, we performed Backcrossing of B6;129-Chst14 KO mice to a BALB/c strain, an inbred strain that shows lower risks of litter loss than C57BL/6 strain.

46. Pepino mosaic virus strain CH2 isolate 1906

47. 12 Strain the custard to remove lumps.

48. Being the Vigilante's wingman was a strain.

49. Canines remain immune to airborne strain only.

50. 5.1 Autogenous strain is the self-created bulk strain of cement paste, mortar, or concrete during hardening at constant temperature