| ADJECTIVE | all | straining, arduous, strenuous | taxing to the utmost |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | act | straining, strain | an intense or violent exertion |
| act | straining, distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting | the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean |
| Sounds | strey'nihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. | |
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| Example | "his final, straining burst of speed" | |
| Synonyms | arduous, strenuous | |
| Broader | effortful | requiring great physical effort |
| Spanish | arduo | |
| Catalan | ardu | |
| Meaning | An intense or violent exertion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | strain | |
| Broader | effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat | Use of physical or mental energy |
| Spanish | esfuerzo | |
| Verbs | strain | use to the utmost |
| Meaning | The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting | |
| Broader | falsification, misrepresentation | A willful perversion of facts |
| Spanish | deformación, distorsión, torcimiento, torsión | |
| Catalan | deformació | |
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