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Definition of strain

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Strain (n.) A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles; as, he lifted the weight with a strain; the strain upon a ship's rigging in a gale; also, the hurt or injury resulting; a sprain..

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Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

Fierce :: Fierce (superl.) Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind..

Enforce :: Enforce (v. t.) To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands..

Damp :: Damp (n.) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage..

Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.

Fiery :: Fiery (a.) Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.

Strain :: Strain (a.) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person..

Indulgence :: Indulgence (n.) The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.

Strain :: Strain (n.) The act of straining, or the state of being strained..

Pedigree :: Pedigree (n.) A record of the lineage or strain of an animal, as of a horse..

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..

Unrein :: Unrein (v. t.) To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

Ungovernable :: Ungovernable (a.) Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions..

Tentiginous :: Tentiginous (a.) Stiff; stretched; strained.

Retentive :: Retentive (n.) That which retains or confines; a restraint.

Overstrain :: Overstrain (v. i.) To strain one's self to excess.

Braid :: Braid (v. t.) To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations..

Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.

Biggin :: Biggin (n.) A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured; -- so called from Mr. Biggin, the inventor..