strain:1
noun13th century{ds||1|a|}
- lineage, ancestry
- a specific subtype within a biological species and especially one possessing a distinct genetic variation
- kind, sort
strain:2
verb
strain
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14th century{ds|t|1|a|}
- to draw tight : cause to fit firmly
- to stretch to maximum extension and tautness
- to exert (oneself, one's senses, etc.) to the utmost
strain:3
noun
strain
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1558{ds||1||}
- an act of straining or the condition of being strained: such as
- bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use; especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments
- excessive or difficult exertion or labor
strain a point
phrase
strain a point
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- to go beyond a usual, accepted, or proper limit or rule
strain gauge
noun
strain gauge
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1910
- extensometer
strain at the leash
idiom
strain at the leash
\
- to be very eager
strain one's ears
idiom
strain one's ears
\
- to try very hard to hear
strain oneself
idiom
strain oneself
\
- to injure oneself by making one's muscles do too much work
- to put a lot of physical or mental effort into doing something
strain one's eyes
idiom
strain one's eyes
\
- to try very hard to see
strain one's neck
idiom
strain one's neck
\
- to lift one's head as high as possible by stretching one's neck
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