Definition of straining

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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..

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Barnacle :: Barnacle (n.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him..
Strait-laced :: Strait-jacket (n.) A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back..
Compulsory :: Compulsory (a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.
Colation :: Colation (n.) The act or process of straining or filtering.
Control :: Control (v. t.) To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.
Strain :: Strain (n.) The act of straining, or the state of being strained..
Distress :: Distress (n.) The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc..
Strain :: Strain (v. i.) To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through a sandy soil..
Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee..
Namation :: Namation (n.) A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.
Labor :: Labor (n.) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
Coaction :: Coaction (n.) Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling..
Distress :: Distress (n.) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
Constraining :: Constraining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constrai.
Unstrained :: Unstrained (a.) Not strained; not cleared or purified by straining; as, unstrained oil or milk..
Strainer :: Strained (a.) Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained..
Restraint :: Restraint (n.) The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental..
Incontinent :: Incontinent (a.) Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd..
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state..
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