strain

v. pull taut, stretch; injure a body part through overuse (especially a muscle); work very hard, exert oneself; filter through a sieve; deform, cause a change in shape or size

n. tension; pressure; exertion; sprain or other injury caused by excess stress on some part of the body; extreme emotional pressure; melody; tendency; character; lineage, ancestry; pedigree, breed

Strain can refer to:Strain (materials science), the deformation of materials caused by stressStrain (biology), a variant of a plant, virus or bacterium; or an inbred animal used for experimental purposesStrain (injury), a muscle injuryStrain (music)Strain (chemistry), a chemical stress of a moleculeStrain (manga)Christina StrainIsaac Strain, an American explorerJulie Strain, the "Queen of the B movies"Strain (album), an album by Flesh Field.Strains, fictional weapons in the anime series Sōkō no Strain
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Strain 1. to overexercise. 2. excessive effort or exercise. 3. an overstretching or overexertion of some part of the musculature. 4. to filter. 5. [more]Strain - Community and Resources

Noun
1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
(hypernym) deformation
(hyponym) overstrain
(derivation) tense
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
(synonym) stress
(hypernym) difficulty
3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
(synonym) tune, melody, air, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
(hypernym) music
(hyponym) flourish, fanfare, tucket
(part-meronym) phrase, musical phrase
4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
(synonym) mental strain, nervous strain
(hypernym) nervousness, nerves
(hyponym) tension, tenseness, stress
(classification) psychology, psychological science
5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
(synonym) breed, stock
(hypernym) variety
(hyponym) bloodstock
(member-holonym) species
6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
(synonym) form, variant, var.
(hypernym) taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
(member-holonym) species
(classification) biology, biological science
7. a lineage or race of people
(synonym) breed
(hypernym) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
8. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(derivation) deform, distort
9. pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument"
(synonym) tenor
(hypernym) meaning, substance
(hyponym) drift, purport
10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
(synonym) striving, nisus, pains
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(hyponym) jihad, jehad
(derivation) extend
11. an intense or violent exertion
(synonym) straining
(hypernym) effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
(derivation) extend
12. the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
(synonym) song
(hypernym) vocal music
(hyponym) carol
Verb
1. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
(synonym) strive, reach
(hypernym) tug, labor, labour, push, drive
(hyponym) extend oneself
(derivation) straining
2. test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
(synonym) try, stress
(hypernym) afflict
(hyponym) rack
(derivation) straining
3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
(synonym) extend
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(hyponym) overstrain, overextend
(derivation) striving, nisus, pains
4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
(synonym) sift, sieve
(hypernym) separate
(hyponym) rice
(derivation) strainer
5. make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
(synonym) tense, tense up
(antonym) relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
(hypernym) affect
(hyponym) crick
(cause) tense, tense up
6. stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope"
(synonym) tense
(hypernym) tighten
7. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
(synonym) filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out
(hypernym) separate
(derivation) strainer
8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
(synonym) puree
(hypernym) rub
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
9. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
(synonym) deform, distort
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) jaundice

(a.)
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it.
  

(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.
  

(a.)
To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.
  

(a.)
To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship.
  

(a.)
To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle.
  

(a.)
To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
  

(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.
  

(a.)
To squeeze; to press closely.
  

(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.
  

(a.)
To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation.
  

(n.)
A change of form or dimensions of a solid or liquid mass, produced by a stress.
  

(n.)
A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement.
  

(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.
  

(n.)
Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style; also, a course of action or conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears in his career.
  

(n.)
Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
  

(n.)
Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
  

(n.)
Rank; a sort.
  

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

(n.)
Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain.
  

(v. i.)
To make violent efforts.
  

(v. i.)
To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through a sandy soil.