Definitions for: Straining

[n] an intense or violent exertion
[n] the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
[adj] taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt

Webster (1913) Definition: Strain"ing,
a. & n. from Strain.

Straining piece (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a
truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and
keep them from slipping. See Illust. of Queen-post.

Synonyms: arduous, distortion, effortful, overrefinement, strain, strenuous, torture, twisting

See Also: effort, elbow grease, exertion, falsification, misrepresentaation, sweat, travail

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