strain - Meaning in Gujarati

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Strain - Meaning in Gujarati

Strain Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of strain in English

strain noun

1. an intense or violent exertion

   Synonyms

   straining

   વાંચવું

2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

   Synonyms

   stress

   તણાવ, ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"
   • "she endured the stresses and strains of life"
3. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

   Synonyms

   mental strain, nervous strain

   Examples

   • "his responsibilities were a constant strain"
   • "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
4. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
5. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

   Synonyms

   form, form, form, var., variant

   Example

   • "a new strain of microorganisms"
7. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

   Synonyms

   breed, breed, stock, stock

   Examples

   • "he created a new strain of sheep"
   • "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
8. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

   Synonyms

   air, air, air, line, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, melody, tune

   Example

   • "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
9. the general meaning or substance of an utterance

   Synonyms

   tenor

   Example

   • "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal

    Synonyms

    nisus, pains, striving

11. the act of singing

    Synonyms

    song, song

    Example

    • "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

strain verb

1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

   Synonyms

   tense up, tense

   Example

   • "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
2. alter the shape of (something) by stress

   Synonyms

   deform, distort

   Example

   • "His body was deformed by leprosy"
3. to exert much effort or energy

   Synonyms

   reach, reach, strive, strive

   Example

   • "straining our ears to hear"
4. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

   Synonyms

   extend

   Examples

   • "Don't strain your mind too much"
   • "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"
5. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

   Synonyms

   puree

   Example

   • "puree the vegetables for the baby"
6. remove by passing through a filter

   Synonyms

   filter out, filter, filtrate, separate out

   Example

   • "filter out the impurities"
7. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

   Synonyms

   sieve, sift

   Example

   • "sift the flour"
8. become stretched or tense or taut

   Synonyms

   tense

   Examples

   • "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"
   • "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
9. test the limits of

   Synonyms

   stress, try

   Example

   • "You are trying my patience!"

Synonyms of Strain

• song
• straining
• nisus, pains, striving
• tenor
• air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune
• breed, stock
• form, var., variant
• mental strain, nervous strain
• stress
• tense, tense up
• deform, distort
• reach, strive
• extend
• puree
• filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out
• sieve, sift
• tense
• stress, try

Antonyms of Strain

loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind

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