To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
To urge with importunity; to press.
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
To percolate; to be filtered.
To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
A kind or sort (of person etc.).
A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
To stress out.
To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
To emit sweat.
To worry about (something).
To cause to perspire.
To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
To emit moisture.
To solder (a pipe joint) together.
To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
To worry.
To work hard.
To emit, in the manner of sweat.
To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
Hard work; toil.
A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
An extremely competitive player.
The sweating sickness.
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
Moisture issuing from any substance.