what is a synonym for straining
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- strain 1 (strān) v. strained, strain·ing, strains. To pull, draw, or stretch tight. To stretch or exert one's muscles or nerves to the utmost. To injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; wrench. To filter, trickle, percolate, or ooze. To pass a liquid through a filtering agent such as a strainer. To draw off or remove by filtration. n. The act of straining.
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- suffer | definition: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | synonyms: crock up, cramp, collapse, get, receive, break up, experience, crack up, sustain, have, crack, break down Working on a longer text?
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- Synonyms-adjectives. 1  contending. 2  rival. 3  bellicose. 4  pugnacious. 5  palestrical. 6  together by the ears. 7  belligerent. 8  unpeaceful. 9  pugilistic. 10  at loggerheads at war at issue. 11  contentious. 12  warlike. 13  gladiatorial. 14  competitive. 15  combative. 16  quarrelsome. 17  palestric.
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- Other synonyms: braided, crisscrossed, distorted, engaged, enlaced, fortified, fretted, interlace,
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- Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms: 1  government, governing, governance, government activity, administration(adj) the act of governing; exercising authority. 2  governing(adj) responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws.
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strain Define strain. strain synonyms, strain pronunciation, strain translation, English dictionary definition of strain. v. strained , strain·ing , strains v. tr. 1. a. To pull, draw, or stretch tight: The heavy load strained the rope. b. Physics To cause distortion of by...
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- Synonyms-noun. 1  agency. 2  strain. 3  exercise. 4  interworking. 5  instrumentality. 6  quickening power. 7  operation. 8  function. 9  work. 10  interaction. 11  influence. 12  maintaining power. 13  force. 14  office. 15  swing. 16  procurement. 17  action (voluntary). 18  sustaining power. 19  working. 20  maintenance. 21  play. 22  causation. 23  modus operandi. 24  home stroke.
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restraint He shows very little restraint or tact when expressing his opinions about others. Synonyms of restraint continence, self-command, self-containment, self-control, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, self-possession, self-restraint, will, willpower
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- verb. give nourishment; augment. 1  banquet. 2  bolster. 3  cater. 4  cram. 5  deliver. 6  dine. 7  dish out. 8  dispense. 9  encourage. 10  fatten. 11  feast. 12  fill. 13  find. 14  foster. 15  fuel. 16  furnish. 17  give. 18  gorge. 19  hand. 20  hand over. 21  maintain. 22  minister. 23  nourish. 24  nurse. 25  nurture. 26  provide. 27  provision. 28  regale. 29  satisfy. 30  stock. 31  strengthen. 32  stuff. 33  supply. 34  support. 35  sustain. 36  victual. 37  wine and dine.erb. treat oneself or another to. 1  allow. 2  baby. 3  cater. 4  coddle. 5  cosset. 6  delight. 7  entertain. 8  favor. 9  foster. 10  give in. 11  give rein to. 12  go along. 13  go easy on. 14  gratify. 15  humor. 16  mollycoddle. 17  nourish. 18  oblige. 19  pamper. 20  pander. 21  pet. 22  please. 23  regale. 24  satiate. 25  satisfy. 26  spoil. 27  spoil rotten. 28  take care of. 29  tickle. 30  yield.
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- complex | definition: complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts | synonyms: labyrinthian, complexness, hard, interlacing, multiplex, intricate, labyrinthine, Byzantine, colonial, thickening, convoluted, Gordian, decomposable, daedal, composite, multifactorial, complicated, interlinking, compound, mazy, analyzable, interlocking, involved, interwoven, complexity, tangled, tortuous, knotty, difficult
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strain 1 verb (used with object) 1. to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope. 2. to exert to the utmost: to strain one's ears to catch a sound. to impair, injure, or weaken (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion. to cause mechanical deformation in (a body or structure) as the result of stress. to stretch beyond the proper point or limit: to strain the meaning of a word. to make excessive demands upon: to strain one's luck; to strain one's resources. to pour (liquid containing solid matter) through a filter, sieve, or the like in order to hold back the denser solid constituents: to strain gravy.
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- verb. suffer or cause another to suffer. 1  afflict. 2  bleed. 3  carry on. 4  crucify. 5  distress. 6  disturb. 7  eat heart out. 8  excruciate. 9  harrow. 10  hurt. 11  labor. 12  lament. 13  martyr. 14  pain. 15  rack. 16  sing the blues. 17  squirm. 18  stew over. 19  strain. 20  strive. 21  struggle. 22  take it badly. 23  torment. 24  torture. 25  try. 26  wince. 27  worry. 28  writhe.
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- 1 moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed thus far progress on the project has been tardy Synonyms crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), sluggish, snaillike, snail-paced, slow, unhurriedRelated Words deliberate, ...
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strain 1 n. 1  The act of straining. 2  The state of being strained. 3  Extreme or laborious effort. 4  A great or excessive pressure, demand, or stress on one's body, mind, or resources. 5  A wrench, twist, or other physical injury resulting from excessive tension, effort, or use.
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Visual Synonyms of expedition Synonyms: excursion, dispatch, digression, expedition, picnic, chasse, field day, hostile expedition, despatch, expeditiousness, outing, junket, sashay, military expedition, pleasure trip, jaunt. dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness (noun) the property of being prompt and efficient it was done with dispatch Synonyms:
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strive Near Antonyms. Synonym Discussion of strive. attempt, try, endeavor, essay, strive mean to make an effort to accomplish an end. attempt stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort will attempt to photograph the rare bird.
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- Synonyms and Antonyms of lifted being positioned above a surface With lifted heels and bent knees, the runners tensely waited for the starting pistol to go off.
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- Legal browser? ▲. 1  trouble. 2  trouble maker. 3  troubled. 4  troublemaker. 5  trouble-maker. 6  troublesome. 7  troubling. 8  troublous. 9  trounce. 10  troupe. 11  trover. 12  Troy weight. 13  truancy. 14  truant. 15  truce. 16  trucidare. 17  truck. 18  Truck reposed, items in truck. 19  truckage. 20  truckle. 21  truckle to. 22  truckload. 23  truculency. 24  truculent. 25  trudge. 26  trudged. 27  true. 28  true believer. 29  True Bill. 30  true ....
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- fatigue synonym, fatigue definition | Thesaurus. Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. fatigue. 1. vb drain, drain of energy, exhaust, fag (out) (informal) jade, knacker (slang) overtire, poop (informal) take it out of (informal) tire, weaken, wear out, weary, whack (Brit. informal)
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- verb. move very slowly. 1  be delayed. 2  be quiescent. 3  crawl. 4  creep. 5  dally. 6  dawdle. 7  delay. 8  encounter difficulty. 9  hang. 10  inch. 11  lag. 12  lag behind. 13  limp along. 14  linger. 15  loiter. 16  mark time. 17  poke. 18  procrastinate. 19  put off. 20  sag. 21  shamble. 22  shuffle. 23  slow down. 24  stagnate. 25  straggle. 26  tarry. 27  trail behind. 28  traipse.
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- “trepidation”: synonyms and related words: 1  agitation. 2  alarm. 3  angst. 4  anxiety. 5  apprehension. 6  consternation. 7  discomfit. 8  discomfort. 9  frazzle. 10  misgiving. 11  oppression. 12  overwork. 13  panic attack. 14  perturbation. 15  preoccupation. 16  restive. 17  strain. 18  tizzy. 19  uneasiness. 20  vexation.
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- the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck Synonyms compacting, compaction, condensation, condensing, constricting, compression, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescopingRelated Words abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, ...
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contraction 1. tightening, narrowing, tensing, shortening, drawing in, constricting, shrinkage Cramp is caused by contraction of the muscles. 2. abbreviation, reduction, shortening, compression, diminution, constriction, elision `It's' is a contraction of `it is'. Translations.
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Wallaby History Straining is the process by which excess whey (liquid) is removed from yogurt, and is the authentic and traditional method for producing Greek yogurt. It takes more than 3 cups of milk to make one cup of our authentically strained Greek yogurt.
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tear Synonyms: tear1, rip1, rend, split, cleave1. These verbs mean to separate or pull apart by force. Tear involves pulling something apart or into pieces: She tore the letter in shreds (Edith Wharton). Rip implies rough or forcible tearing: Carpenters ripped up the old floorboards. Rend usually refers to violent tearing or wrenching apart and often appears in figurative contexts: The air was rent by thunder.
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- Synonyms-noun. 1  conditions. 2  memorandum. 3  covenant. 4  sine qua non. 5  terms. 6  clauses. 7  stipulation. 8  casus foederris. 9  articles. 10  provisions. 11  obligation. 12  articles of agreement. 13  proviso (qualification). 14  ultimatum.ther adjectives related to conditions. 1  adventitious. 2  contingent. 3  entopic. 4  given. 5  modal. 6  structural. 7  choosehow. 8  crisic. 9  exceptional. 10  guarded. 11  organic. 12  circumstantial. 13  critical. 14  ferial. 15  hypothetical. 16  provisional. 17  conditional. 18  ectopic. 19  formal. 20  incidental. 21  qualifying.