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STRAIN definition: 1. a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing…. Learn more.
a feeling of being worried and nervous about something: The strain of the last few months had exhausted her. put a strain on sb/sth. to cause problems for someone or to make a situation difficult: Children put tremendous strains on a marriage.
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.
Strain definition: to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full. See examples of STRAIN used in a sentence.
Extreme or laborious effort, exertion, or work: moved the sofa with little strain. b. A great or excessive demand or stress on one's body, mind, or resources: the strain of managing both a family and a career. c. The state of being subjected to such demands or stresses: trying to work under great strain. 3.
To strain is to stretch tightly, make taut, wrench, tear, cause injury to, by long-continued or sudden and too violent effort or movement: to strain one's heart by overexertion, one's eyes by reading small print.
STRAIN meaning: 1 : a feeling of stress and worry that you have because you are trying to do too much, are dealing with a difficult problem, etc.; 2 : something that is very difficult to deal with and that causes harm or trouble
Definition of strain noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The noun strain is a stretch, effort, or exertion. You can strain your ankle, or your little brother can strain your patience.
To strain is to stretch tightly, make taut, wrench, tear, cause injury to, by long-continued or sudden and too violent effort or movement: to strain one's heart by overexertion, one's eyes by reading small print.
