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strain oneself to do something

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  • strain — Ⅰ. strain [1] ► VERB 1) force (a part of one s body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort. 2) injure (a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexertion. 3) make severe or excessive demands on. 4) pull or push forcibly at something. 5) pour (a… …   English terms dictionary

  • strain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up more at strew Date: 13th century 1. a. lineage, ancestry b. a group of presumed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • strain — 1. A population of homogeneous organisms possessing a set of defined characteristics; in bacteriology, the set of descendants that retains the characteristics of the ancestor; members of a s. that subsequently differ from the original isolate are …   Medical dictionary

  • strain — strain1 verb 1》 force (a part of one s body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.     ↘injure (a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexertion.     ↘make a strenuous and continuous effort. 2》 make severe or excessive demands on. 3》 pull or… …   English new terms dictionary

  • inconvenience oneself — verb take the trouble to do something; concern oneself He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday Don t bother, please • Syn: ↑trouble oneself, ↑trouble, ↑bother • Derivationally related forms: ↑trouble …   Useful english dictionary

  • trouble oneself — verb take the trouble to do something; concern oneself (Freq. 1) He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday Don t bother, please • Syn: ↑trouble, ↑bother, ↑inconvenience oneself • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

  • stretch — stretchable, adj. stretchability, n. /strech/, v.t. 1. to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often fol. by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground. 2. to hold out, reach forth, or extend (one …   Universalium

  • set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… …   English World dictionary

  • draw — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. 2 tr. pull (a thing) up, over, or across. 3 tr. pull (curtains etc.) open or shut. 4 tr. take (a person) aside, esp. to talk to. 5 tr. attract; bring to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • overstrain — verb (t) /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn) 1. to strain (someone or something) excessively. –verb (i) /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn) 2. to strain oneself excessively. –noun /oʊvəˈstreɪn/ (say ohvuh strayn), /ˈoʊvəstreɪn/ (say ohvuhstrayn) 3.… …  

  • overreach — o•ver•reach [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to reach or extend over or beyond 2) to exceed (a goal) by excessive effort 3) to defeat (oneself) by excessive eagerness 4) to strain (oneself) to the point of exceeding a purpose 5) to get the better… …   From formal English to slang

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