ˈɛə ˈɛəɹ bɹiːd dɪˈfɔːm dɪsˈtɔɹt dɪsˈtɔːt ɛkˈstɛnd ˈfɪltə ˈfɪltɚ ˈfɪltɹeɪt fɔːm fɔɹm ˈmel.ə.di ˈmɛl.ə.di peɪnz ˈpjʊəɹeɪ ɹiːt͡ʃ sɪv sɪft sɒŋ sɔŋ stɹɛs stɹɛs

ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ tɛnə(ɹ) tjuːn t(j)un ˈvɛəɹi.ənt cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up alter the shape of (something) by stress His body was deformed by leprosy the act of singing with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates an intense or violent exertion an effortful attempt to attain a goal to exert much effort or energy straining our ears to hear use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro Don't strain your mind too much rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender puree the vegetables for the baby remove by passing through a filter filter out the impurities separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements sift the flour become stretched or tense or taut the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed the rope strained when the weight was attached test the limits of You are trying my patience! the general meaning or substance of an utterance although I disagreed with him, I could follow the tenor of his argument a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence she was humming an air from Beethoven a special variety of domesticated animals within a species he experimented on a particular breed of white rats he created a new strain of sheep (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups a new strain of microorganisms (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress his responsibilities were a constant strain the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension she endured the stresses and strains of life he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger