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Strained

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Definitions for Strained

adjective
lacking natural ease
Synonyms
labored laboured
Examples
  1. a labored style of debating
adjective
showing signs of mental and emotional tension
Examples
  1. her voice was strained as she asked the question
adjective
lacking spontaneity
Synonyms
constrained forced
Examples
  1. not natural
  2. a constrained smile
  3. forced heartiness
  4. a strained smile
adjective
struggling for effect
Synonyms
agonistic
Examples
  1. agonistic poses
verb
to exert much effort or energy
Synonyms
strive reach strain
Examples
  1. straining our ears to hear
verb
test the limits of
Synonyms
try strain stress
Examples
  1. You are trying my patience!
verb
use to the utmost
Synonyms
strain extend
Examples
  1. exert vigorously or to full capacity
  2. He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
  3. Don't strain your mind too much
verb
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Synonyms
sift sieve strain
Examples
  1. sift the flour
verb
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
Synonyms
tense strain tense up
Examples
  1. he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
verb
become stretched or tense or taut
Synonyms
strain tense
Examples
  1. the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
  2. the rope strained when the weight was attached
verb
remove by passing through a filter
Synonyms
filter filtrate strain separate out filter out
Examples
  1. filter out the impurities
verb
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
Synonyms
puree strain
Examples
  1. puree the vegetables for the baby
verb
alter the shape of (something) by stress
Synonyms
deform distort strain
Examples
  1. His body was deformed by leprosy

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