Definition of strain

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Strain (a.) To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle..

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Immanacle :: Immanacle (v. t.) To manacle; to fetter; hence; to confine; to restrain from free action.
Work :: Work (n.) To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea..
Mastiff :: Mastiff (n.) A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries..
Vein :: Vein (n.) Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein..
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough..
Muzzle :: Muzzle (v. t.) To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action..
Strainable :: Strainable (a.) Capable of being strained.
Cohibition :: Cohibition (n.) Hindrance; restraint.
Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (a.) Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.
Revoke :: Revoke (v. t.) To hold back; to repress; to restrain.
Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
Loose :: Loose (superl.) Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of..
Lawless :: Lawless (a.) Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel..
Press :: Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
Obligation :: Obligation (n.) That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty..
Strain :: Strain (v. i.) To make violent efforts.
Dispunishable :: Dispunishable (a.) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
Enjoin :: Enjoin (v. t.) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
Free :: Free (a.) To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of..
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