Definition of strained

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Strain (n.) Rank; a sort.

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Cullis :: Cullis (n.) A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids; also, a savory jelly..
Hog :: Hog (v. i.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form..
Colature :: Colature (n.) The process of straining; the matter strained; a strainer.
Abandon :: Abandon (v. t.) Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.
Ruly :: Ruly (a.) Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to unruly.
Strained :: Strained (a.) Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends..
Restrained :: Restrained (imp. & p. p.) of Restrai.
Unbridled :: Unbridled (a.) Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions..
Checkless :: Checkless (a.) That can not be checked or restrained.
Stress :: Stress (n.) Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained..
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like..
Half-strained :: Half-strained (a.) Half-bred; imperfect.
Diffuse :: Diffuse (a.) Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer..
Chainless :: Chainless (a.) Having no chain; not restrained or fettered.
Farfetched :: Farfetched (a.) Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained.
Distrainable :: Distrainable (a.) Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained..
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style..
Constrainedly :: Constrainedly (adv.) By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.
Licentious :: Licentious (a.) Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a licentious life..
Simper :: Simper (n.) A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk..
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