strain in Kashmiri कॉशुर
strain in Marathi मराठी
strain in Telugu తెలుగు
strain in English
- strain⇄expr. strain a point. See under point.
- strain⇄expr. strain at, to have difficulty accepting.
Ex. Even his best friend strained at such an obvious lie. - strain⇄noun 1. any force or weight that stretches, pulls apart, or drags from a position.
Ex. The strain on the rope made it break.
2a. a great muscular or physical effort.
b. too much effort.
c. an injury caused by too much effort or - strain⇄strain (1), verb, noun.
- strain⇄strain (2), noun.
1a. a line of descent; race; stock.
Ex. Charlemagne, And the long heroes of the Gallic strain (MatthewPrior).
b. ancestry; descent; lineage.
Ex. He is of a noble strain (Shakespeare).
2. any one of various - strain⇄v.i. 1. to pull hard.
Ex. The dog strained at his leash.
(SYN) tug.
2a. to make a very great effort.
Ex. Both sides were straining to reconcile the most repulsive difficulties (Benjamin Disraeli).
b. to exert oneself to t - strain⇄v.t. 1. to draw tight; stretch.
Ex. His weight strained the rope.
2. to stretch as much as possible or beyond the proper or reasonable limit.
Ex. (Figurative.) She strained the truth in telling that story. (Figurative.) The political s