"Strained" is a word in ENGLISH
of Strain
Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as,
his wit was strained.
Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched;
weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.
We all of us die, Miss Smallwood,' he interrupted. 'But we don't all of us make our lives count for something. How much better to die saving another soul than to stand safe on shore and do nothing while others perish?
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To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce …
Read the complete definitionTo strain one's self to excess.
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Read the complete definitionOverexertion; excessive tension; strain.
Read the complete definitionTo strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
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