strain - Meaning in Sanskrit

strain - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of strain in English

strain noun

1. an intense or violent exertion
2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

   Examples

   • "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"
   • "she endured the stresses and strains of life"
3. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

   Examples

   • "his responsibilities were a constant strain"
   • "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
4. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
5. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

   Example

   • "a new strain of microorganisms"
7. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

   Examples

   • "he created a new strain of sheep"
   • "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
8. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

   Synonyms

   tune

   Example

   • "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
9. the general meaning or substance of an utterance

   Example

   • "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
11. the act of singing

    Example

    • "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

strain verb

1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

   Synonyms

   tense

   Example

   • "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
2. alter the shape of (something) by stress

   Example

   • "His body was deformed by leprosy"
3. to exert much effort or energy

   Example

   • "straining our ears to hear"
4. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

   Examples

   • "Don't strain your mind too much"
   • "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"
5. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

   Example

   • "puree the vegetables for the baby"
6. remove by passing through a filter

   Example

   • "filter out the impurities"
7. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

   Example

   • "sift the flour"
8. become stretched or tense or taut

   Synonyms

   tense

   Examples

   • "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"
   • "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
9. test the limits of

   Synonyms

   try

   Example

   • "You are trying my patience!"

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