STRAIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of singing
   Synonym(s)
   • song (what does song mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • vocal music (what does vocal music mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • carol (what does carol mean?)
   • lullaby (what does lullaby mean?)
   • cradlesong (what does cradlesong mean?)
   • aria (what does aria mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sing (what does sing mean?)
   • sing (what does sing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an intense or violent exertion
   Synonym(s)
   • straining (what does straining mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • effort (what does effort mean?)
   • elbow grease (what does elbow grease mean?)
   • exertion (what does exertion mean?)
   • travail (what does travail mean?)
   • sweat (what does sweat mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • extend (what does extend mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • extend (what does extend mean?)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • strive (what does strive mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an effortful attempt to attain a goal
   Synonym(s)
   • nisus (what does nisus mean?)
   • pains (what does pains mean?)
   • striving (what does striving mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attempt (what does attempt mean?)
   • effort (what does effort mean?)
   • endeavor (what does endeavor mean?)
   • endeavour (what does endeavour mean?)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • jihad (what does jihad mean?)
   • jehad (what does jehad mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • extend (what does extend mean?)
   • strive (what does strive mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • endeavor (what does endeavor mean?)
   • endeavour (what does endeavour mean?)
   • strive (what does strive mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a lineage or race of people
   Synonym(s)
   • breed (what does breed mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ancestry (what does ancestry mean?)
   • lineage (what does lineage mean?)
   • derivation (what does derivation mean?)
   • filiation (what does filiation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • breed (what does breed mean?)
   • multiply (what does multiply mean?)
5. Meaning
   • pervading note of an utterance
   Synonym(s)
   • tenor (what does tenor mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I could follow the general tenor of his argument
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • meaning (what does meaning mean?)
   • substance (what does substance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • purport (what does purport mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
   Synonym(s)
   • air (what does air mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • melodic line (what does melodic line mean?)
   • melodic phrase (what does melodic phrase mean?)
   • melody (what does melody mean?)
   • tune (what does tune mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she was humming an air from Beethoven
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • music (what does music mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flourish (what does flourish mean?)
   • fanfare (what does fanfare mean?)
   • tucket (what does tucket mean?)
   • glissando (what does glissando mean?)
   • roulade (what does roulade mean?)
   • leitmotiv (what does leitmotiv mean?)
   • leitmotif (what does leitmotif mean?)
   • theme song (what does theme song mean?)
   • signature (what does signature mean?)
   • signature tune (what does signature tune mean?)
   • theme song (what does theme song mean?)
   • theme (what does theme mean?)
   • melodic theme (what does melodic theme mean?)
   • musical theme (what does musical theme mean?)
   • idea (what does idea mean?)
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • voice (what does voice mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • melodize (what does melodize mean?)
   • melodise (what does melodise mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
   Synonym(s)
   • breed (what does breed mean?)
   • stock (what does stock mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
   • he created a new strain of sheep
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • variety (what does variety mean?)
   • animal group (what does animal group mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bloodstock (what does bloodstock mean?)
   • pedigree (what does pedigree mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stock (what does stock mean?)
   • breed (what does breed mean?)
   • breed (what does breed mean?)
   • multiply (what does multiply mean?)
8. Meaning
   • (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
   Synonym(s)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • var. (what does var. mean?)
   • variant (what does variant mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a new strain of microorganisms
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • taxonomic group (what does taxonomic group mean?)
   • taxonomic category (what does taxonomic category mean?)
   • taxon (what does taxon mean?)
9. Meaning
   • (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deformation (what does deformation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • overstrain (what does overstrain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • tense (what does tense mean?)
   • tense (what does tense mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • tense up (what does tense up mean?)
10. Meaning
    • injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse)
    • results in swelling and pain
    Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • injury (what does injury mean?)
    • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
    • harm (what does harm mean?)
    • trauma (what does trauma mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • deform (what does deform mean?)
    • distort (what does distort mean?)
    • strain (what does strain mean?)
11. Meaning
    • (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
    Synonym(s)
    • mental strain (what does mental strain mean?)
    • nervous strain (what does nervous strain mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • his responsibilities were a constant strain
    • the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him
    Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • nervousness (what does nervousness mean?)
    • nerves (what does nerves mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • tension (what does tension mean?)
    • tenseness (what does tenseness mean?)
    • stress (what does stress mean?)
12. Meaning
    • difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
    Synonym(s)
    • stress (what does stress mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • difficulty (what does difficulty mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • try (what does try mean?)
    • strain (what does strain mean?)
    • stress (what does stress mean?)

STRAIN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
   Synonym(s)
   • tense (what does tense mean?)
   • tense up (what does tense up mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • unstrain (what does unstrain mean?)
   • unlax (what does unlax mean?)
   • loosen up (what does loosen up mean?)
   • unwind (what does unwind mean?)
   • make relaxed (what does make relaxed mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • unstrain (what does unstrain mean?)
   • unlax (what does unlax mean?)
   • loosen up (what does loosen up mean?)
   • unwind (what does unwind mean?)
   • make relaxed (what does make relaxed mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crick (what does crick mean?)
   • stretch (what does stretch mean?)
   • extend (what does extend mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • tense (what does tense mean?)
   • tense up (what does tense up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • tension (what does tension mean?)
   • tensity (what does tensity mean?)
   • tenseness (what does tenseness mean?)
   • tautness (what does tautness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • alter the shape of (something) by stress
   Synonym(s)
   • deform (what does deform mean?)
   • distort (what does distort mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • His body was deformed by leprosy
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • jaundice (what does jaundice mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • deformation (what does deformation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • to exert much effort or energy
   Synonym(s)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • strive (what does strive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • straining our ears to hear
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • extend oneself (what does extend oneself mean?)
   • kill oneself (what does kill oneself mean?)
   • overexert oneself (what does overexert oneself mean?)
   • trouble oneself (what does trouble oneself mean?)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • bother (what does bother mean?)
   • inconvenience oneself (what does inconvenience oneself mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • straining (what does straining mean?)
   • striving (what does striving mean?)
   • nisus (what does nisus mean?)
   • pains (what does pains mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
4. Meaning
   • use to the utmost
   • exert vigorously or to full capacity
   Synonym(s)
   • extend (what does extend mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
   • Don”t strain your mind too much
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • utilize (what does utilize mean?)
   • utilise (what does utilise mean?)
   • apply (what does apply mean?)
   • employ (what does employ mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • overstrain (what does overstrain mean?)
   • overextend (what does overextend mean?)
   • tax (what does tax mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • striving (what does striving mean?)
   • nisus (what does nisus mean?)
   • pains (what does pains mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • straining (what does straining mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • straining (what does straining mean?)
5. Meaning
   • rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
   Synonym(s)
   • puree (what does puree mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • puree the vegetables for the baby
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rub (what does rub mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • puree (what does puree mean?)
6. Meaning
   • remove by passing through a filter
   Synonym(s)
   • filter (what does filter mean?)
   • filter out (what does filter out mean?)
   • filtrate (what does filtrate mean?)
   • separate out (what does separate out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • filter out the impurities
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strainer (what does strainer mean?)
   • filter (what does filter mean?)
   • filtrate (what does filtrate mean?)
   • filter (what does filter mean?)
   • filtration (what does filtration mean?)
   • filtration (what does filtration mean?)
   • filtrate (what does filtrate mean?)
7. Meaning
   • separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
   Synonym(s)
   • sieve (what does sieve mean?)
   • sift (what does sift mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • sift the flour
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rice (what does rice mean?)
   • resift (what does resift mean?)
   • riddle (what does riddle mean?)
   • screen (what does screen mean?)
   • winnow (what does winnow mean?)
   • fan (what does fan mean?)
   See Also
   • sieve out (what does sieve out mean?)
   • pick over (what does pick over mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • strainer (what does strainer mean?)
   • sieve (what does sieve mean?)
   • screen (what does screen mean?)
   • sifter (what does sifter mean?)
   • winnow (what does winnow mean?)
   • winnowing (what does winnowing mean?)
   • sifting (what does sifting mean?)
   • sieve (what does sieve mean?)
   • screen (what does screen mean?)
8. Meaning
   • stretch or force to the limit
   Synonym(s)
   • tense (what does tense mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • strain the rope
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tighten (what does tighten mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tension (what does tension mean?)
   • tension (what does tension mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
9. Meaning
   • test the limits of
   Synonym(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • You are trying my patience!
   Hypernyms(s) strain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • afflict (what does afflict mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rack (what does rack mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • tension (what does tension mean?)
   • tenseness (what does tenseness mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • stressor (what does stressor mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • straining (what does straining mean?)