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Meaning of strained

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

strained

Pronunciation:/stɹeɪ̯nd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To hold tightly, to clasp.

  2. 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.

  3. To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.

    Example: The gale strained the timbers of the ship.

  4. To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.

verb

Definitions

  1. 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

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. Under tension; tense.

    Example: Ever since the fight our relation has been strained.

  3. Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort

    Example: A strained smile.