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strained ADJ

1. strained:

strained
strained

2. strained:

strained
strained

strain1 [streın] N

I . strain2 [streın] VB intr

II . strain2 [streın] VB trans

4. strain:

repetitive motion injury, repetitive strain injury, repetitive stress injury N

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Melodramatic plots often deal with crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship.
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The marriage is strained to the breaking point.
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As the process continues, owners of single residential units are strained with the surge in property values that translates to increased tax assessments.
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The spermaceti was boiled and strained of impurities to prevent it from going rancid.
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Often strained tendons go undetected or may be subclinical before the clinical signs of tendonitis are observed.
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These electrons can move 70% faster allowing strained silicon transistors to switch 35% faster.
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She had a rebellious streak and a strained relationship with her father since then.
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Although ties between the two countries have been strained, neither country will say that diplomatic ties have been indefinitely severed.
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However, the city had poor housing conditions and strained public works.
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It is made by warming soured milk until the desired degree of coagulation (denaturation) of milk proteins is met, and then strained.
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