Definition of strain

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Strain (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument..

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Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..
Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb..
Unrein :: Unrein (v. t.) To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.
Strain :: Strain (a.) To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth..
Titter :: Titter (n.) A restrained laugh.
Half-strained :: Half-strained (a.) Half-bred; imperfect.
Release :: Release (n.) To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go..
Solo :: Solo (a.) A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice..
Tamis :: Tamis (n.) A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth..
Ruly :: Ruly (a.) Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to unruly.
Figure :: Figure (n.) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical or motive; a florid embellishment.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain..
Rondo :: Rondo (n.) A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains..
Bind :: Bind (v. i.) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction..
Barnacle :: Barnacle (n.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him..
Superstrata :: Superstrain (v. t.) To overstrain.
Curb :: Curb (v. t.) To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check..
Coaction :: Coaction (n.) Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling..
Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..
Trammeler :: Trammeler (n.) One who, or that which, trammels or restrains..
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