[ noun ]
■ the act of singing
→
song
[ noun ]
■ an intense or violent exertion
→
straining
[ noun ]
■ an effortful attempt to attain a goal
→
nisus
,
pains
,
striving
[ noun ]
■ the general meaning or substance of an utterance
→
tenor
[ noun ]
■ a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
→
air
,
line
,
melodic line
,
melodic phrase
,
melody
,
tune
[ noun ]
■ a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
e.g.)
・he created a new strain of sheep
→
breed
,
stock
[ noun ]
■ (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
e.g.)
・a new strain of microorganisms
→
form
,
var.
,
variant
[ noun ]
■ (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
[ noun ]
■ injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse)
■ results in swelling and pain
[ noun ]
■ (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
e.g.)
・his responsibilities were a constant strain
・the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him
→
mental strain
,
nervous strain
[ noun ]
■ difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
e.g.)
・she endured the stresses and strains of life
→
stress
[ verb ]
■ cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
→
tense
,
tense up
[ verb ]
■ alter the shape of (something) by stress
→
deform
,
distort
[ verb ]
■ to exert much effort or energy
e.g.)
・straining our ears to hear
→
reach
,
strive
[ verb ]
■ use to the utmost
■ exert vigorously or to full capacity
e.g.)
・Don't strain your mind too much
→
extend
[ verb ]
■ rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
→
puree
[ verb ]
■ remove by passing through a filter
→
filter
,
filter out
,
filtrate
,
separate out
[ verb ]
■ separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
→
sieve
,
sift
[ verb ]
■ become stretched or tense or taut
e.g.)
・the rope strained when the weight was attached
→
tense
[ verb ]
■ test the limits of
→
stress
,
try
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