Definition as Noun

• (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
• injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
• (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
• the act of singing
• an intense or violent exertion
• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
• an effortful attempt to attain a goal
• the general meaning or substance of an utterance
• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

Definition as Noun

• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

Definition as Verb

• alter the shape of (something) by stress
• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
• remove by passing through a filter
• rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
• to exert much effort or energy
• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
• become stretched or tense or taut
• test the limits of

Definition as Verb

• breed, stock

• form, variant, var.

• mental strain, nervous strain

• song

• straining

• stress

• striving, nisus, pains

• tenor

• tune, melody, air, melodic line, line, melodic phrase

• deform, distort

• extend

• filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out

• puree

• sift, sieve

• strive, reach

• tense, tense up

• tense

• try, stress

• form, variant, strain

• "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

• "a new strain of microorganisms"

• "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

• "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

• "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson

• "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

• "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

• "His body was deformed by leprosy"

• "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"

• "filter out the impurities"

• "puree the vegetables for the baby"

• "sift the flour"

• "straining our ears to hear"

• "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

• "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

• "You are trying my patience!"

• "a new strain of microorganisms"

• Strain vs breed
• Strain vs stock
• Strain vs form
• Strain vs variant
• Strain vs var.
• Strain vs mental strain
• Strain vs nervous strain
• Strain vs song
• Strain vs straining
• Strain vs stress
• Strain vs striving
• Strain vs nisus
• Strain vs pains
• Strain vs tenor
• Strain vs tune
• Strain vs melody
• Strain vs air
• Strain vs melodic line
• Strain vs line
• Strain vs melodic phrase
• Strain vs deform
• Strain vs distort
• Strain vs extend
• Strain vs filter
• Strain vs filtrate
• Strain vs separate out
• Strain vs filter out
• Strain vs puree
• Strain vs sift
• Strain vs sieve
• Strain vs strive
• Strain vs reach
• Strain vs tense
• Strain vs tense up
• Strain vs try
• Strain vs strain

• Var. vs breed
• Var. vs stock
• Var. vs form
• Var. vs variant
• Var. vs var.
• Var. vs mental strain
• Var. vs nervous strain
• Var. vs song
• Var. vs straining
• Var. vs stress
• Var. vs striving
• Var. vs nisus
• Var. vs pains
• Var. vs tenor
• Var. vs tune
• Var. vs melody
• Var. vs air
• Var. vs melodic line
• Var. vs line
• Var. vs melodic phrase
• Var. vs deform
• Var. vs distort
• Var. vs extend
• Var. vs filter
• Var. vs filtrate
• Var. vs separate out
• Var. vs filter out
• Var. vs puree
• Var. vs sift
• Var. vs sieve
• Var. vs strive
• Var. vs reach
• Var. vs tense
• Var. vs tense up
• Var. vs try
• Var. vs strain