Definitions:

1. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups noun
   • a new strain of microorganisms
2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension noun
   • I endured the stresses and strains of life.
3. nervousness resulting from mental stress noun
   • The responsibilities were a constant strain.
4. to exert much effort or energy verb
   • straining our ears to hear

Synonyms:

• air
• breed
• deform
• distort
• extend
• filter
• filter out
• filtrate
• form
• mental strain
• nervous strain
• nisus
• pains
• puree
• reach
• separate out
• sieve
• sift
• song
• stock
• straining
• stress
• striving
• tenor
• tense
• tense up
• try
• variant

NearBy Words:

• strained
• strainer
• straining