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Webster 1913 Edition
Strained
Strained
,Adj.
1.
Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened;
as,
. strained
relations between old friends2.
Done or produced with straining or excessive effort;
as, his wit was
. strained
Webster 1828 Edition
Strained
STRAINED
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Definition 2024
strained
strained
English
Adjective
strained (comparative more strained, superlative most strained)
- Forced through a strainer.
- Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
- Under tension; tense.
- Ever since the fight our relation has been strained.
Translations
forced through strainer
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tense
Verb
strained
- simple past tense and past participle of strain