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English adjective: straining | |||
| 1. | straining taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance | ||
| Samples | His final, straining burst of speed. A strenuous task. Your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here. | ||
| Synonyms | arduous, strenuous | ||
| Similar | effortful | ||
| Antonyms | effortless | ||
English noun: straining | |||
| 1. | straining (act) an intense or violent exertion | ||
| Synonyms | strain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail | ||
| 2. | straining (act) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | ||
| Synonyms | distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | falsification, misrepresentation | ||
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