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strain
US /stren/
・UK /streɪn/
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v.t.Transitive VerbTo remove the water from (food) using a colander
I will strain the tomatoes to separate out the juice
v.t.Transitive VerbTo injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
If you run too fast, you will strain your leg
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
If you put ice on your leg strain, it will feel better
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
A particular strain of bacteria caused the outbreak of eye disease in the school
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#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals
- When I see a little strain, I'll cancel a trip.
When I see a little strain, I'll cancel a trip.
- When I see a little
strain, I'll cancel a trip,
When I see a little strain, I'll cancel a trip,
The Science Behind the Massive Turkey-Syria Earthquakes | WSJ
- The strain will build up and, finally, it will rupture and release all that accumulated strain in a large earthquake.
The strain will build up and, finally, it will rupture and release all that accumulated strain in a large earthquake.
- And, so, that is probably an accumulation of 3 to 500 years' worth of strain that's built up since the last earthquake.
And, so, that is probably an accumulation of 3 to 500 years' worth of strain that's built up since the last earthquake.
10 Things You Should Eliminate From Your Life
- By actively working toward eliminating unnecessary debt, you free yourself from financial strain and create a pathway to a more stable and secure financial future.
By actively working toward eliminating unnecessary debt, you free yourself from financial strain and create a pathway to a more stable and secure financial future.
Why can’t prices just stay the same?
- Federal Reserve did in 2022, which did help bring inflation closer to that 2% target while placing an even higher financial strain on families who may need to borrow just to make ends meet.
Federal Reserve did in 2022, which did help bring inflation closer to that 2% target while placing an even higher financial strain on families who may need to borrow just to make ends meet.
- while placing an even higher financial strain
while placing an even higher financial strain
India’s Obesity Time Bomb
- It is putting an enormous strain on our economy.
It is putting an enormous strain on our economy.
- It is putting an enormous strain on our economy.
It is putting an enormous strain on our economy.
How to tell if you're being bullied at work | BBC Ideas
- The pressure, the strain, the extra mental health issues that I suffered really escalated during that formal process.
The pressure, the strain, the extra mental health issues that I suffered really escalated during that formal process.
10 Signs Your Mental Health is Getting Worse
- However, if you are feeling scattered and like things are spinning out of control, this could be a sign that your mental health is under strain.
However, if you are feeling scattered and like things are spinning out of control, this could be a sign that your mental health is under strain.
How To Eradicate One Of Our Deadliest Enemies – Gene Drive & Malaria
- Using genetic engineering, scientists successfully created a strain of mosquitoes that are immune to the malaria parasite by adding a new antibody gene that specifically targets plasmodium.
Using genetic engineering, scientists successfully created a strain of mosquitoes that are immune to the malaria parasite by adding a new antibody gene that specifically targets plasmodium.
- Scientists successfully created a strain of mosquitos that are immune to the malaria parasite,
Scientists successfully created a strain of mosquitos that are immune to the malaria parasite,
The Neuroscience of Breath: How to Use Breathing to Control Emotions
- The goal is gentle control, not strain.
The goal is gentle control, not strain.
How To Stop People Pleasing
- Both are large responsibilities for a child, and often trigger significant mental and emotional strain.
Both are large responsibilities for a child, and often trigger significant mental and emotional strain.
- and often trigger significant mental and emotional strain.
and often trigger significant mental and emotional strain.