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Webster 1913 Edition


Straining

Strain′ing

,
Adj.
&
Noun.
from
Strain
.
Straining piece
(Arch.)
,
a short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and keep them from slipping. See Illust. of
Queen-post
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Straining

STRAINING

,
ppr.
Stretching; exerting with violence; making great efforts; filtering.

STRAINING

,
Noun.
The act of stretching; the act of filtering; filtration.

Definition 2024


straining

straining

English

Verb

straining

  1. present participle of strain

Noun

straining (plural strainings)

  1. The act by which one strains.
    Sundry violent gaspings and strainings. Herman Melville.

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