strained

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɹeɪ̯nd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪnd

Adjective

strained (comparative more strained, superlative most strained)

1. Forced through a strainer.

   Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.

2. Under tension; tense.

   Ever since the fight our relation has been strained.

3. Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort

   A strained smile.

Derived terms

• half-strained
• strained silicon

Translations

forced through strainer

Bulgarian: изцеден (bg) (izceden) Hungarian: passzírozott (hu), pépesített (hu), pürésített Spanish: pasado por cedazo

tense

Bulgarian: напрегнат (bg) (napregnat) Dutch: gespannen (nl) French: tendu (fr) German: angespannt (de) Hungarian: feszült (hu) Italian: teso (it) Spanish: tenso (es), tensado (es), tensionado (es) Swedish: ansträngd (sv), spänd (sv)

not natural or spontaneous but done with effort

Hungarian: erőltetett (hu)

Verb

strained

1. simple past and past participle of strain

Anagrams

• detrains, drainest, natrides, randiest, tan rides, trade-ins, trades in