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Webster 1913 Edition


Strained

Strained

,
Adj.
1.
Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened;
as,
strained
relations between old friends
.
2.
Done or produced with straining or excessive effort;
as, his wit was
strained
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Strained

STRAINED

,
pp.
Stretched; violently exerted; filtered.

Definition 2024


strained

strained

English

Adjective

strained (comparative more strained, superlative most strained)

  1. Forced through a strainer.
    Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
  2. Under tension; tense.
    Ever since the fight our relation has been strained.

Translations

Verb

strained

  1. simple past tense and past participle of strain

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