HyperDic: straining

English > 3 senses of the word straining:
ADJECTIVEallstraining, arduous, strenuoustaxing to the utmost
NOUNactstraining, strainan intense or violent exertion
actstraining, distortion, overrefinement, torture, twistingthe act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
straining > pronunciation
Soundsstrey'nihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > straining: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningtaxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance.
Example"his final, straining burst of speed"
Synonymsarduous, strenuous
Broadereffortfulrequiring great physical effort
Spanisharduo
Catalanardu
English > straining: 3 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningAn intense or violent exertion.
Synonymstrain
Broadereffort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweatUse of physical or mental energy
Spanishesfuerzo
Verbsstrainuse to the utmost
English > straining: 3 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.
Synonymsdistortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting
Broaderfalsification, misrepresentationA willful perversion of facts
Spanishdeformación, distorsión, torcimiento, torsión
Catalandeformació

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