to strain one's voice

  • 1Voice type — A voice type is a particular kind of human singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics. Voice classification is the process by which human voices are evaluated and are thereby designated into voice types.… …

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  • 2strain — I [[t]streɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw tight; make taut: to strain a rope[/ex] 2) to exert to the utmost: to strain one s reach[/ex] 3) to injure (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion 4) to cause mechanical deformation in by stress… …

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  • 3strain — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. stretch tightly; make or become taut or tense. 2 tr. exercise (oneself, one s senses, a thing, etc.) intensely or excessively, press to extremes. 3 a intr. make an intensive effort. b intr. (foll. by after) strive… …

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  • 4voice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sounds you make when speaking or singing ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fine, good, lovely, pleasant, sweet ▪ She has a beautiful singing voice. ▪ …

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  • 5strain — 01. I [strained] my back picking up a large box while we were moving into our new apartment. 02. His long hours at work have really put a [strain] on his marriage. 03. The medical system in this province is under severe [strain], with many… …

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  • 6One Ring — The One Ring is a fictional artifact that appears as the central plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth fantasy novels. It is described in an earlier story, The Hobbit (1937), as a magic ring of invisibility. The sequel The Lord of the… …

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  • 7One Life to Live miscellaneous characters — The following are minor or recurring characters from the American soap opera One Life to Live. Contents 1 Kimberly Andrews 2 Nigel Bartholomew Smythe …

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  • 8Repetitive strain injury — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 11373 eMedicine pmr/97 …

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  • 9Stress of voice — Stress Stress, n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See {Distress}.] 1. Distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sad hersal of his heavy stress. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Pressure,… …

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  • 10Julie Strain — female adult bio photo= birth= birth date and age|1962|02|18 caption = Julie Strain location= Concord, California height= height|ft=6|in=1 films= 109 (per IMDB); 6 adult films (per IAFD) homepage= http://www.juliestrain.com imdb= 0001781 iafd=… …

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