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strain
Synonyms and Antonyms of strain
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the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
2
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
3
a very small amount
drop in the bucket
abundance, barrel, boatload, bucket, bundle, bushel, deal, fistful, gobs, heaps, lashings (also lashins) [chiefly British], loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, oodles, passel, peck, pile, plenty, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, stack, wad, wealth
bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
4
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
strain
Synonyms and Antonyms of strain
the burden on oneʼs emotional or mental well-being created by demands on oneʼs time
strain
Synonyms and Antonyms of strain
1
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure
2
to pass through a filter
3
to devote serious and sustained effort
sweat blood
break, ease (up), let up, slacken
bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out
bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind
dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle
4
to flow forth slowly through small openings
5
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
6
to draw tight
7
to put oneʼs arms around and press tightly
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