Meaning of STRAINING
| Pronunciation: | | str'eyning
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- [n] an intense or violent exertion
- [n] the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- [adj] taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
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| | Synonyms: | | arduous, distortion, effortful, overrefinement, strain, strenuous, torture, twisting |
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| | See Also: | | effort, elbow grease, exertion, falsification, misrepresentaation, sweat, travail | |
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| | Definition: | | \Strain"ing\,
a. & n. 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}.
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