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Usage of "strain" in English

Health services always come under extra strain at this time of year.

The Guardian

Russia recorded several cases of this strain of the virus last year.

Reuters

Argentina's health ministry has confirmed one case of the new flu strain.

Reuters
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Usage of "strain" in English
Health services always come under extra strain at this time of year.
The Guardian
Russia recorded several cases of this strain of the virus last year.
Reuters
Argentina's health ministry has confirmed one case of the new flu strain.
Reuters
Differential exposure to financial strain may explain some differences in population health.
Pubmed
Aid agencies worry that the huge influx will strain present government resources.
Reuters
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Meanings of "strain" in English

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A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.

air line melodic line melodic phrase melody

tune
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Relative change of length with respect the original length.

elongation relative linear strain relative elongation linear strain

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Injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of overstretching.

Kuit zweepslag Muscle pull

Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.

stress tenseness tension

An effortful attempt to attain a goal.

nisus pains striving

(Biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups.

form variant var.

(Psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress.

mental strain nervous strain

A special variety of domesticated animals within a species.

breed stock

The general meaning or substance of an utterance.

tenor

An intense or violent exertion.

straining

The act of singing.

song

To separate or isolate components from one another with the help of a filter.

filter filter out filtrate separate out

Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.

tense tense up

unstrain relax

To separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.

sift sieve

To test the limits of.

try

To exert much effort or energy on (e.g. ears, eyes, etc.).

reach strive

To alter the shape of (something) by stress.

deform distort

To use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity.

extend

To rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender.

puree

Genetic variant, a subtype or a culture within a biological species.

isotype

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Used as
Noun · Verb
Used in
South Africa · United States of America · New Zealand
Most used in
1975
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