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31strain — 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… …
32strain — I. /streɪn / (say strayn) verb (t) 1. to draw tight or taut; stretch, especially to the utmost tension: to strain a rope. 2. to exert to the utmost: to strain one s ears to catch a sound. 3. to impair, injure, or weaken by stretching or… …
33strain — I 1. verb 1) take care that you don t strain yourself Syn: overtax, overwork, overextend, overreach, drive too far; exhaust, wear out; overdo it; informal knock oneself out 2) you have strained a muscle Syn: injure, da …
34strain — 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… …
35strain — 1. A population of homogeneous organisms possessing a set of defined characteristics; in bacteriology, the set of descendants that retains the characteristics of the ancestor; members of a s. that subsequently differ from the original isolate are …
36strain — Synonyms and related words: Spenserian stanza, abrade, affectation, affiliation, agitation, aim, air, all overs, anacrusis, ancestry, angst, animal kingdom, animus, antistrophe, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious bench, anxious… …
37strain — I 1. verb 1) take care that you don t strain yourself Syn: overtax, overwork, overextend, overreach, overdo it, exhaust, wear out; informal knacker, knock oneself out 2) you have strained a muscle Syn: injure …
38strain — [streɪn] noun I 1) [C/U] worries or difficulties that are caused by a difficult situation This war will put a strain on the economy.[/ex] She s been under a lot of strain since the divorce.[/ex] 2) [C/U] physical pressure or effort All that… …
39strain — the intensity of deformation at a point in an object. When stress is applied to a body, a strain is produced. The body can be distorted or deformed, depending upon its elasticity. Strain is measured by the ratio of the dimensional change produced …
40Strain — En música, se denomina strain a una serie de frases musicales que son notadas entre barras dobles[1] y que constituyen una sección dentro de una determinada obra musical. Normalmente, contiene melodías primarias o secundarias que se repiten a lo… …
