Definition of strain

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Strain (a.) To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation..

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Recheat :: Recheat (n.) A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.
Chak :: Chak (v. i.) To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle..
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining..
Vengeance :: Vengeance (n.) Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution; -- often, in a bad sense, passionate or unrestrained revenge..
Repress :: Repress (v. t.) Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back..
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..
Revel :: Revel (v. i.) To move playfully; to indulge without restraint.
Retentive :: Retentive (n.) That which retains or confines; a restraint.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope..
Continent :: Continent (a.) Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.
Dithyramb :: Dithyramb (n.) A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem written in a wild irregular strain..
Compulsorily :: Compulsorily (adv.) In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.
Revoke :: Revoke (v. t.) To hold back; to repress; to restrain.
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A restraint; a curb; a check.
Strain :: Strain (a.) To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth..
Mot :: Mot (n.) A note or brief strain on a bugle.
Winch :: Winch (n.) An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
Extravagant :: Extravagant (a.) Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse..
Damp :: Damp (n.) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage..
Pinion :: Pinion (v. t.) To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms, esp. by binding the arms to the body..
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