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Strain [streyn]
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strain [streyn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pain, due to exertion
Synonyms: ache, anxiety, bruise, brunt, burden, constriction, effort, endeavor, exertion, force, injury, jerk, pressure, pull, sprain, stress, stretch, struggle, tautness, tension, tensity, twist, wrench
Notes: a sprain involves one or more ligaments; a strain involves a tendon or muscle
Antonyms: health, wellness
Main Entry: strain
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: suggestion, hint
Synonyms: humor, manner, mind, shade, soupçon, spirit, streak, style, suspicion, temper, tendency, tinge, tone, touch, trace, trait, vein, way
Main Entry: strain
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: melody
Synonyms: air, descant, diapason, lay, measure, song, tune, warble
Main Entry: strain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stretch, often to limit
Synonyms: constrict, distend, distort, draw tight, drive, exert, extend, fatigue, injure, overexert, overtax, overwork, pull, push, push to the limit, rack, sprain, task, tauten, tax, tear, tighten, tire, twist, weaken, wrench
Antonyms: compress, concentrate
Main Entry: strain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: work very hard
Synonyms: bear down, endeavor, exert, go all out, go for broke, grind, hammer, hustle, labor, moil, peg away, plug, push, strive, struggle, sweat, toll, try
Antonyms: idle, laze, rest
Main Entry: strain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: filter
Synonyms: exude, percolate, purify, refine, riddle, screen, seep, separate, sieve, sift
Main Entry: strain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause mental stress
Synonyms: distress, harass, hassle, irk, pain, pick at, push, stress, trouble, try
Antonyms: calm, placate, soothe
Main Entry: agonize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: suffer or cause another to suffer
Synonyms: afflict, bleed, carry on, crucify, distress, disturb, eat heart out, excruciate, harrow, hurt, labor, lament, martyr, pain, rack, sing the blues, squirm, stew over, strain, strive, struggle, take it badly, torment, torture, try, wince, worry, writhe
Antonyms: not worry
Main Entry: air
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: musical tune
Synonyms: aria, descant, lay, melody, song, strain, theme
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