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Results for: "strain"

Translating from English to Greek

Translations:

strain — to separate solid from liquid
→ σουρώνω (souróno)
→ στραγγίζω (strangízo)
strain — particular variety of microbe, organism etc
→ στέλεχος (stélechos) n
→ ποικιλία (poikilía) f

More translations:

strain
→ τεντώνω, τεντώνομαι
strain
→ ζορίζω, κουράζω
strain
→ ζορίζω, δοκιμάζω
strain
→ σουρώνω, φιλτράρω
strain
→ ζόρισμα
strain
→ ένταση, τέντωμα, ζόρι
strain
→ τραύμα που προκαλείται από έντονη προσπάθεια
strain
→ ζόρισμα, δοκιμασία
strain
→ διασταύρωση, ποικιλία, παραλλαγή
strain
→ τάση
strain
→ μελωδία

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (11)

1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces;

2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;
- Example: "she endured the stresses and strains of life"
- Example: "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
[syn: stress, strain]

3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
- Example: "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
[syn: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase]

4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress;
- Example: "his responsibilities were a constant strain"
- Example: "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
[syn: strain, mental strain, nervous strain]

5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
- Example: "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
- Example: "he created a new strain of sheep"
[syn: breed, strain, stock]

6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;
- Example: "a new strain of microorganisms"
[syn: form, variant, strain, var.]

7. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain;

8. the general meaning or substance of an utterance;
- Example: "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
[syn: tenor, strain]

9. an effortful attempt to attain a goal;
[syn: striving, nisus, pains, strain]

10. an intense or violent exertion;
[syn: strain, straining]

11. the act of singing;
- Example: "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
[syn: song, strain]


VERB (9)

1. to exert much effort or energy;
- Example: "straining our ears to hear"
[syn: strive, reach, strain]

2. test the limits of;
- Example: "You are trying my patience!"
[syn: try, strain, stress]

3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
- Example: "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"
- Example: "Don't strain your mind too much"
[syn: strain, extend]

4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements;
- Example: "sift the flour"
[syn: sift, sieve, strain]

5. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
- Example: "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
[syn: tense, strain, tense up]

6. become stretched or tense or taut;
- Example: "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;"
- Example: "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
[syn: strain, tense]

7. remove by passing through a filter;
- Example: "filter out the impurities"
[syn: filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out]

8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender;
- Example: "puree the vegetables for the baby"
[syn: puree, strain]

9. alter the shape of (something) by stress;
- Example: "His body was deformed by leprosy"
[syn: deform, distort, strain]