Definition of strain

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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..

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Dam :: Dam (v. t.) To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain.
Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..
Filtrate :: Filtrate (v. t.) To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation..
Constrainer :: Constrainer (n.) One who constrains.
Undersong :: Undersong (n.) Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone.
Abandonedly :: Abandonedly (adv.) Unrestrainedly.
Coaction :: Coaction (n.) Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling..
Duress :: Duress (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.
Shear :: Shear (v. t.) A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged magnitude in the third direction..
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy..
Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To limit; to confine; to restrict.
Trash :: Trash (n.) A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game..
Control :: Control (v. t.) To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at puberty..
Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition..
Unequal :: Unequal (a.) Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain..
Mistrain :: Mistrain (v. t.) To train amiss.
Chain :: Chain (n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc..
Flighty :: Flighty (a.) Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious..
Independent :: Independent (a.) Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner..
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