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The meaning of STRAIN is lineage, ancestry. How to use strain in a sentence.
Look up strain or straining in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. straining, in cooking, by a strainer or sieve.
STRAIN definition: 1. a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing…. Learn more.
STRAIN meaning: 1. a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing…. Learn more.
To strain is to stretch tightly, make taut, wrench, tear, cause injury to, by long-continued or sudden and too violent effort or movement: to strain one's heart by overexertion, one's eyes by reading small print.
A muscle strain is an injury to a muscle or a tendon — the fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones. Minor injuries may only overstretch a muscle or tendon, while more severe injuries may involve partial or complete tears in these tissues.
The noun strain is a stretch, effort, or exertion. You can strain your ankle, or your little brother can strain your patience.