strain
US /stren/
・UK /streɪn/
B2
verb
- To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
noun
- Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
- Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
Examples
The ice gave way under the strain. He broke under the strain of having to work twelve hours a day.
a fishing line with a 15lb breaking strain