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Adjective strained has 4 senses
  1. labored, laboured, strained - lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
    Antonym: graceful (indirect, via awkward)
  2. strained - under great stress; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
    Antonyms:     relaxed, at ease (indirect, via tense)
  3. constrained, forced, strained - lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
    Antonym: unaffected (indirect, via affected)
  4. agonistic, strained - struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
    Antonym: unaffected (indirect, via affected)
,Verb strain has 9 senses
  1. strive, reach, strain - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
    --1 is one way to tug, labor, labour, push, drive
    Derived forms: noun strain11, noun strain10
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. try, strain, stress - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
    --2 is one way to afflict
    Derived form: noun strain11
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
    --3 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
    Derived forms: noun strain10, noun strain11, noun straining1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. sift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
    --4 is one way to separate
    Derived form: noun strainer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  5. tense, strain, tense up - make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
    --5 is one way to affect
    Antonyms: relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
    Derived form: noun strain1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
  6. strain, tense - stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope"
    --6 is one way to tighten
    Derived form: noun strain1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  7. filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out - remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
    --7 is one way to separate
    Derived form: noun strainer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  8. puree, strain - rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
    --8 is one way to rub
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  9. deform, distort, strain - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
    --9 is one way to shape, form
    Derived form: noun strain8
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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