English Explanatory Dictionary

strained

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Forced through a strainer.
  2. Under tension; tense.
  3. Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of strain

Pronunciation

/stɹeɪ̯nd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strained.wav

Word forms

strained more strained most strained

Derived words

half-strained nonstrained prestrained strainedly strainedness strained silicon unstrained
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