strained
/stɹeɪ̯nd/verb
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To hold tightly, to clasp.
To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
Example: Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues.
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
Example: The gale strained the timbers of the ship.
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
verb
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To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.
Example: A man straineth, liveth, then dieth.
adjective
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Forced through a strainer.
Example: Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
Under tension; tense.
Example: Ever since the fight our relation has been strained.
Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
Example: A strained smile.