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Strained

//stɹeɪ̯nd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Under tension; tense.

    "Ever since the fight our relation has been strained."

  3. 3
    Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort

    "A strained smile."

Adjective
  1. 1
    struggling for effect wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking spontaneity; not natural wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking natural ease wordnet
  4. 4
    showing signs of mental and emotional tension wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of strain form-of, participle, past

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