Word
Strain
How many syllables?
1 Syllable
How it's divided?
strain
Definition
- n. - Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
- n. - Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
- n. - Rank; a sort.
- a. - To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to
stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to
strain the cords of a musical instrument.
- a. - To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or
volume, as forces on a beam to bend it.
- a. - To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.
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