Strain (Noun)
Meaning 1
Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "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.
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Meaning 2
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him".
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Meaning 3
A special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 4
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces.
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Meaning 5
An intense or violent exertion.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 6
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 8
The act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates".
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Meaning 9
Injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 10
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.