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to become stretched or to experience pressure, or to make something do or experience this: I've put on such a lot of weight recently - this dress is straining at the seams. I strained a muscle in my back playing squash. strain your eyes Don't watch TV in the dark - you'll strain your eyes!
- English (US)
to become stretched or to experience pressure, or to make...
- Znaczenie Straining, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
straining definicja: 1. present participle of strain 2. to...
- Straitened
STRAITENED definition: 1. A straitened situation is...
- Strait
STRAIT definition: 1. a narrow area of sea that connects two...
- Strain After/For Effect
STRAIN AFTER/FOR EFFECT definition: 1. to try so hard to...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
straining 의미, 정의, straining의 정의: 1. present participle of...
- Utensil
UTENSIL definition: 1. a tool with a particular use,...
- Strain
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word strain as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how to distinguish strain from related words like strain, strain, and strain.
to become stretched or to experience pressure, or to make something do or experience this: I've put on such a lot of weight recently - this dress is straining at the seams. I strained a muscle in my back playing squash. strain your eyes Don't watch TV in the dark - you'll strain your eyes!
Straining can mean pulling, stretching, or injuring something, or passing liquid through a filter. It can also mean a group of bacteria or viruses, a line of ancestry, or a kind of character.
Learn the meaning of strain as a noun and a verb in English, with different senses and contexts. Find out how to use strain in sentences, idioms and expressions with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
noun. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. synonyms: distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting. see more. adjective. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. “his final, straining burst of speed” synonyms: arduous, strenuous. effortful. requiring great physical effort.
Strain, sprain imply a wrenching, twisting, and stretching of muscles and tendons. 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.
