We found 76 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word strain:
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 General (28 matching dictionaries)
- strain, strain: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- strain, strain: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- strain, strain: Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
- strain: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- Strain, strain: Wordnik [home, info]
- strain: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Strain: Wiktionary [home, info]
- strain: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- strain: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- strain: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- strain: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- strain (n.), strain (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- strain: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- strain: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- strain: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms [home, info]
- Strain (album), Strain (biology), Strain (chemistry), Strain (injury), Strain (manga), Strain (materials science), Strain (music), Strain (physics), Strain: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Strain: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- strain: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- strain: Rhymezone [home, info]
- strain: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- strain: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- Strain: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) [home, info]
- strain: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- strain: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- strain: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- Strain, strain: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- strain: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
- strain: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]
Art (7 matching dictionaries)
- strain: Epicurus.com Spanish Glossary [home, info]
- strain: Essentials of Music [home, info]
- STRAIN: Shakespeare Glossary [home, info]
- Strain: Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary [home, info]
- strain-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements [home, info]
- Strain: Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms [home, info]
- STRAIN: Bobs Byway OF POETIC TERMS [home, info]
Business (3 matching dictionaries)
- Strain: Construction Term Glossary [home, info]
- strain: Legal dictionary [home, info]
- strain: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- strain: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (18 matching dictionaries)
- strain: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- Strain: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- Strain: AIDSinfo Glossary [home, info]
- strain: Natural Health glossary [home, info]
- Strain: Merck Manuals [home, info]
- strain: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- Strain, Strain: Health and Wellness Dictionary [home, info]
- Strain: Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms [home, info]
- Strain: AIDS Medical Glossary and Drug Chart [home, info]
- strain: Neurotrauma Glossary [home, info]
- Strain: National Immunization Program Glossary [home, info]
- Strain: Lexicon of Microbiology terms and Abbreviations [home, info]
- Strain: Microbial Genetics Glossary [home, info]
- strain: Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms [home, info]
- strain: Medical dictionary [home, info]
- Strain: Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms [home, info]
- Strain: Drug Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- strain: Hyperdictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
- strain: Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols [home, info]
- strain: Idioms [home, info]
Science (9 matching dictionaries)
- Strain: Drug Discovery and Development [home, info]
- strain: Earthquake Image Glossary [home, info]
- Strain: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics [home, info]
- strain: Botanical Terms [home, info]
- STRAIN: GreenWeb Gardening Glossary [home, info]
- strain: PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY [home, info]
- Strain: Extragalactic Astronomy [home, info]
- strain: PlanetMath Encyclopedia [home, info]
Tech (8 matching dictionaries)
- STRAIN: Metal Terminology [home, info]
- Strain: AUTOMOTIVE TERMS [home, info]
- Strain: A to Z of Terms related to the Thermal Spray Process and Surface Engineering [home, info]
- STRAIN: Glossary of Composite Terms [home, info]
- Strain: PUMP AND SEAL TERMS [home, info]
- strain: Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary [home, info]
- Strain: Data Acquisition [home, info]
- strain: SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language [home, info]
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Quick definitions (strain)
▸ noun: an intense or violent exertion
▸ noun: (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
▸ noun: injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
▸ noun: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress ("His responsibilities were a constant strain")
▸ noun: the act of singing
▸ noun: a lineage or race of people
▸ noun: pervading note of an utterance
▸ noun: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species ("He created a new strain of sheep")
▸ noun: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension ("She endured the stresses and strains of life")
▸ noun: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups ("A new strain of microorganisms")
▸ noun: an effortful attempt to attain a goal
▸ noun: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
▸ verb: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity ("Don't strain your mind too much")
▸ verb: stretch or force to the limit ("Strain the rope")
▸ verb: make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
▸ verb: rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
▸ verb: test the limits of
▸ verb: alter the shape of (something) by stress
▸ verb: to exert much effort or energy ("Straining our ears to hear")
▸ verb: remove by passing through a filter
▸ verb: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3399)
▸ U.S. pronunciation (credits)
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