to strain
3
4.2
- verb
- /streɪn/
- Specialized
:
deformar
- You'll strain your back.
- straining under the weight
- strained at the seams
- strain the fabric
So that's one thing that happens when people fly over gross is that it tends to strain things that shouldn't be strained.
- So that's one thing that happens when people fly over gross is that it tends to strain things that shouldn't be strained.
Examples
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Bulging and reddened, the bicep strained against the sleeve of his T-shirt.
Fiction book (1996) -
With this one bulging the netting, the lawn chair strains at its tether tied to a tent stake pounded in the grass.
Fiction book (2000) -
The great wheels strained for a moment.
Fiction book (2001) -
The rope fixed to its shaft is strained to breaking point.
Fiction book (1996) -
The blimp was in its place, and McCaleb could see the leashes that held it straining against the afternoon wind coming in from the sea.
Fiction book (2001) -
Thorn came to the western end of the mangled bridge and stopped, staring downward into the black fog, straining to see clearly.
Fiction book (1996) -
Mordecai Ob's strong heart pumped as he exercised; the blood flowed, the muscles strained.
Fiction book (2000) -
When Momoko joined them, her sturdy thighs strained the fabric of her own new, cool, striped crepe kimono.
Fiction book (1996) -
His muscles began to strain against the heavy weight he was lifting at the gym.
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The fabric will strain if you pull it too hard while sewing.
Synonyms
401
1.6
To press something hard so it breaks or loses its shape
268
1.0
To make something curved instead of straight
152
2.2
To turn a joint or part of your body so it becomes injured
59
4.3
To change the shape of something so it is no longer normal
59
4.8
To change a thing's normal shape so it becomes bent or twisted
49
3.5
To change the form of something so it looks different
46
4.1
To bend and become damaged under strong pressure or heat
30
5.6
To become tighter because of pressure or shrinking
26
4.9
To bend out of shape when heated or wet
17
7.5
To twist a body or object into a strange shape
17
3.2
To curve under pressure, like a branch or metal
16
5.8
To make something longer by stretching or pulling it
12
3.8
Press material with your fingers to make raised edges or patterns
6
8.2
To break or change shape when layers slide past each other
4
5.6
To bend a body part or small object so it curves
1
5.9
To bend and push up often because of pressure or heat
1
4.4
To make something tight by pulling it
To bend something a little so it can move slightly
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To want to start doing something very eagerly while being held back
Compounds
- Specialized
A tool that measures how much a material changes shape when pushed or pulled
How Deformed
∞
1.0
59
4.8
- Specialized
3
4.2
29
3.4
231
1.7
268
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strain meaning 'to change shape by force' comes from the idea 'to pull' or 'to stretch', related to string. So to strain a material is to push or pull it until it bends, stretches, or breaks.