strain:1
noun13th century{ds||1|a|}
- lineage, ancestry
- a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions; broadly : a specified infraspecific group (such as a stock, line, or ecotype)
- kind, sort
strain:2
verb
strain
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14th century{ds|t|1|a|}
- to draw tight : cause to fit firmly
- to stretch to maximum extension and tautness
- to exert (oneself, one's senses, etc.) to the utmost
strain:3
noun
strain
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1558{ds||1||}
- an act of straining or the condition of being strained: such as
- bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use; especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments
- excessive or difficult exertion or labor
strain gauge
noun
strain gauge
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1910
- extensometer
strain at the leash
idiom
strain at the leash
\
- to be very eager
strain one's ears
idiom
strain one's ears
\
- to try very hard to hear
strain oneself
idiom
strain oneself
\
- to injure oneself by making one's muscles do too much work
- to put a lot of physical or mental effort into doing something
strain one's eyes
idiom
strain one's eyes
\
- to try very hard to see
strain one's neck
idiom
strain one's neck
\
- to lift one's head as high as possible by stretching one's neck
repetitive strain injury
noun
repetitive strain injury
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1983
- any of various painful musculoskeletal disorders (such as carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis) caused by cumulative damage to muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, or joints (as of the hand or shoulder) from highly repetitive movements —called also repetitive stress injury
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