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- [streyn]
- /streɪn/
- /streɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [streyn]
- /streɪn/
Definitions of strain word
- verb with object strain to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope. 1
- verb with object strain to exert to the utmost: to strain one's ears to catch a sound. 1
- verb with object strain to impair, injure, or weaken (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion. 1
- verb with object strain to cause mechanical deformation in (a body or structure) as the result of stress. 1
- verb with object strain to stretch beyond the proper point or limit: to strain the meaning of a word. 1
- verb with object strain to make excessive demands upon: to strain one's luck; to strain one's resources. 1
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Origin of strain
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English streinen (v.) < Old French estrein-, stem of estreindre to press tightly, grip < Latin stringere to bind, tie, draw tight. See stringent
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Parts of speech for Strain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
strain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
strain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for strain
verb strain
- agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- auscultate — to examine (a patient) by means of auscultation
- auscultated — Simple past tense and past participle of auscultate.
- bailed — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
noun strain
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- antsiness — the quality of being antsy
- apprehensiveness — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- arduousness — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- assonance — the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse. Examples are time and light or mystery and mastery
Antonyms for strain
verb strain
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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