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Definition of Strained

Strained
Strained Strained, a. 1. Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends. 2. Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained.
Strain
Strain Strain, n. (Hort.) A cultural subvariety that is only slightly differentiated.
Strain
Strain Strain, n. [See Strene.] 1. Race; stock; generation; descent; family. He is of a noble strain. --Shak. With animals and plants a cross between different varieties, or between individuals of the same variety but of another strain, gives vigor and fertility to the offspring. --Darwin. 2. Hereditary character, quality, or disposition. Intemperance and lust breed diseases, which, propogated, spoil the strain of nation. --Tillotson. 3. Rank; a sort. ``The common strain.' --Dryden.
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Strain Strain (str[=a]n), v. i. 1. To make violent efforts. ``Straining with too weak a wing.' --Pope. To build his fortune I will strain a little. --Shak. 2. To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through a sandy soil.

Meaning of Strained from wikipedia

- Strained yogurt, Gr**** yogurt, yogurt cheese, sack yogurt or kerned yogurt is yogurt that has been strained to remove most of its whey, resulting in a...
- Look up strainĀ or straining in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Strain may refer to: Strain (biology), variants of plants, viruses or bacteria; or an inbred...
- Strained silicon is a layer of silicon in which the silicon atoms are stretched beyond their normal interatomic distance. This can be accomplished by putting...
- "Strained Relations" is an episode of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. It was the second episode of series 4, and was first screened on 28 February...
- response to WHO and government initiatives to combat obesity. Strained yogurt has been strained through a filter, traditionally made of muslin and more recently...
- Wrap the strained area with a soft-wrapped bandage to reduce further diapedesis and promote lymphatic drainage. Elevation: Keep the strained area as close...
- Bruising due to strained hamstring, horizontal lines show where bandage was....
- silicon process leaving the strained silicon directly on the insulator. In contrast, strained silicon on SGOI provides a strained silicon layer on a relaxed...
- to accommodate a particular molecular geometry. Bent bonds are found in strained organic compounds such as cyclopropane, oxirane and aziridine. In these...
- A strained quantum well laser is a type of quantum-well laser, which was invented by Professor Alf Adams at the University of Surrey in 1986. The laser...