Found 3 items, similar to strains.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: strains strain
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: strains alunan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: strain strain n 1: (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces 2: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; “she endured the stresses and strains of life”; “he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger”- R.J.Samuelson [syn: stress] 3: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; “she was humming an air from Beethoven” [syn: tune, melody, air, melodic line, line, melodic phrase] 4: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; “his responsibilities were a constant strain”; “the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him” [syn: mental strain, nervous strain] 5: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; “he experimented on a particular breed of white rats”; “he created a new strain of sheep” [syn: breed, stock] 6: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; “a new strain of microorganisms” [syn: form, variant, var.] 7: a lineage or race of people [syn: breed] 8: injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain 9: pervading note of an utterance; “I could follow the general tenor of his argument” [syn: tenor] 10: an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: striving, nisus, pains] 11: an intense or violent exertion [syn: straining] 12: the act of singing; “with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates” [syn: song] v 1: to exert much effort or energy; “straining our ears to hear” [syn: strive, reach] 2: test the limits of; “You are trying my patience!” [syn: try, stress] 3: 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” [syn: extend] 4: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; “sift the flour” [syn: sift, sieve] 5: make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; [syn: tense, tense up] [ant: relax, relax] 6: stretch or force to the limit; “strain the rope” [syn: tense] 7: remove by passing through a filter; “filter out the impurities” [syn: filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out ] 8: rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; “puree the vegetables for the baby” [syn: puree] 9: alter the shape of (something) by stress; “His body was deformed by leprosy” [syn: deform, distort]