Definizione monolingua

strain

strain (third-person singular simple present strains, present participle straining, simple past and past participle strained)

1. (obsolete) To hold tightly, to clasp.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ii:

     So hauing said, her twixt her armes twaine / She straightly straynd, and colled tenderly [...].

2. To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.

   Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues.

3. To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (ones senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

   Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.

   • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4

     Thus my plight was evil indeed, for I had nothing now to burn to give me light, and knew that twas no use setting to grout till I could see to go about it. Moreover, the darkness was of that black kind that is never found beneath the open sky, no, not even on the darkest night, but lurks in close and covered places and strains the eyes in trying to see into it.

4. To tighten (the strings of a musical instrument); to uplift (one’s voice).
5. To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander

strain (plural strains)

1. (obsolete) Treasure.
2. (obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
3. (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
4. Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.

   There is a strain of madness in her family.

5. A tendency or disposition
6. (literary) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style
7. (biology) A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.

   They say this years flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.

8. (music) A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement.
9. (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).

Definizione dizionario strain

	colare
	to separate

	forzare
	to apply a force

	passare
	to separate

	scolare
	to separate

	slogare
	to stretch too far

	tendere
	to apply a force

	tirare
	to apply a force

tensione

	melodia
	A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.

affaticare

affliggere

aggravio

caricare

ceppo

deformare

deformazione

distorcere

distorsione

fatica

filtrare

premere

preoccupazione

pressione

razza

serrare

setacciare

sformare

sforzare

sforzarsi

sforzo

sollecitazione

stile

stirare

strappo

stringere

tendenza

tipo

tono

Altri significati:

(obsolete) Treasure.

A tendency or disposition

strain (muscle)

A group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups.

strain (e.g. in relations)

A group of individuals derived by descent from a single individual within a species.

An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.

force (meaning)

(uncountable) (engineering) The amount by which a material deforms under stress or force, given as a ratio of the deformation to the initial dimension of the material and typically symbolised by ? is termed the engineering strain. The true strain is defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the final dimension to the initial dimension.

The act of singing.

(archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.

bear down (in giving birth)

Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.

To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander

(obsolete) To hold tightly, to clasp.

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

(rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).

Hereditary character, quality, or disposition

to tighten the strings

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

The general meaning or substance of an utterance.

To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

Injury to a muscle due to overstretching of the muscle fibers.

A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.

(biology) A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.

Race; stock; generation; descent; family

Nervousness resulting from mental stress.

(obsolete) The track of a deer.

(literary) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style

An intense or violent exertion.

a verse (e.g. in the Bible)

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

A special variety of domesticated animals within a species.

To exert much effort or energy.

To become stretched or tense or taut.

(obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.

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

The act of straining, or the state of being strained.

To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.

To tighten (the strings of a musical instrument); to uplift (one’s voice).

strain (e.g. one’s voice)

Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.

A population or type of organisms that is genetically different from others of the same species and possessing a set of defined characteristics.

strain (strain away liquid)

An effortful attempt to attain a goal.

(music) A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement.

(to) strain (strain away liquid)

variant of living species