DICTOMETER

STRAINING

1. Synonyms:
   • Strain
   • Straining
   Definitions:
   • an intense or violent exertion
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Distortion
   • Overrefinement
   • Straining
   • Torture
   • Twisting
   Definitions:
   • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Strive
   • Reach
   • Strain
   Definitions:
   • to exert much effort or energy
   Examples:
   • Straining our ears to hear
   Antonyms:
   relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Try
   • Strain
   • Stress
   Definitions:
   • test the limits of
   Examples:
   • You are trying my patience!
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Strain
   • Extend
   Definitions:
   • use to the utmost
   • exert vigorously or to full capacity
   Examples:
   • He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
   • Don't strain your mind too much
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Sift
   • Sieve
   • Strain
   Definitions:
   • separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
   Examples:
   • Sift the flour
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Tense
   • Strain
   • Tense up
   Definitions:
   • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
   Examples:
   • He got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Strain
   • Tense
   Definitions:
   • become stretched or tense or taut
   Examples:
   • The bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
   • The rope strained when the weight was attached
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Filter
   • Filtrate
   • Strain
   • Separate out
   • Filter out
   Definitions:
   • remove by passing through a filter
   Examples:
   • Filter out the impurities
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Puree
   • Strain
   Definitions:
   • rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
   Examples:
   • Puree the vegetables for the baby
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Deform
   • Distort
   • Strain
   Definitions:
   • alter the shape of (something) by stress
   Examples:
   • His body was deformed by leprosy
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Arduous
   • Straining
   • Strenuous
   Definitions:
   • taxing to the utmost
   • testing powers of endurance
   Examples:
   • His final, straining burst of speed
   • A strenuous task
   • Your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here- F.D.Roosevelt
   Antonyms:
   • Effortless