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Definition of strain

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Strain (n.) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style; also, a course of action or conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears in his career..

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Restrainedly :: Restrainedly (adv.) With restraint.

Distance :: Distance (n.) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.

Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To hinder from acting or moving; to prevent the effect or efficiency of; to cause to cease; to repress; to restrain; to suppress; to interrupt; to suspend; as, to stop the execution of a decree, the progress of vice, the approaches of old age or infirmity..

Loose :: Loose (n.) Freedom from restraint.

Keeping :: Keeping (n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.

Fierce :: Fierce (superl.) Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind..

Libertine :: Libertine (n.) Free from restraint; uncontrolled.

Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..

Sotto Voce :: Sotto voce () With a restrained voice or moderate force; in an undertone.

Strain :: Strain (a.) To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.

Arpeggio :: Arpeggio (n.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played..

Orphean :: Orphean (a.) Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as, Orphean strains..

Fatigue :: Fatigue (n.) The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.

Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

Retch :: Retch (v. i.) To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting..

Leave :: Leave (n.) Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.

Recheat :: Recheat (n.) A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.

Obstringe :: Obstringe (v. t.) To constrain; to put under obligation.

Control :: Control (n.) That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint..

Incontinently :: Incontinently (adv.) In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites..