Definition of strain

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Straining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strai.

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Strainably :: Strainable (a.) Violent in action.
Stress :: Stress (n.) Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained..
Straining :: Strainer (n.) That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid..
Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To withhold; to forbear.
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages..
Bind :: Bind (v. i.) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
Temperance :: Temperance (v. t.) Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors..
General :: General (a.) Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression..
Confine :: Confine (v. t.) To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.
Stint :: Stint (v. t.) Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
Ear-splitting :: Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains..
Stretch :: Stretch (n.) Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination..
Saturnalian :: Saturnalian (a.) Of unrestrained and intemperate jollity; riotously merry; dissolute.
Libertine :: Libertine (n.) Free from restraint; uncontrolled.
Back :: Back (adv.) In a state of restraint or hindrance.
Tentiginous :: Tentiginous (a.) Stiff; stretched; strained.
Pair :: Pair (n.) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion..
Broad :: Broad (superl.) Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive..
Astrict :: Astrict (v. t.) To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
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