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1 Strain
v. trans.Stretch, tight: P. and V. ἐντείνειν, P. συντείνειν, ἐπιτείνειν.Overexert: P. ἐντείνεσθαι.Sprain: Ar. ἐκκοκκίζειν; see Sprain.Strain every nerve: met., P. παρατείνεσθαι εἰς τοὔσχατον (Thuc. 3, 46).Filter: P. διηθεῖν.Strain to one: Ar. and V. προσέλκεσθαι.Take your son in your arms and strain him to you: V. λαβὲ σὸν παῖδʼ ἐν ἀγκάλαισι καὶ προσελκύσαι (Eur., Hipp. 1431).Strain him to you: V. προσελκύσαι νιν (Eur. I. A. 1452).Strain oneself make an effort: P. and V. τείνειν, P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνειν, or pass., ἐντείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.V. intrans.Make an effort: P. and V. τείνειν, P. συντείνειν, V. ἐντείνειν; see strain oneself.They strained with their feet against the wave: V. οἱ δʼ ἐκαρτέρουν πρὸς κῦμα λακτίζοντες (Eur., I. T. 1395).If his tackling strained or snapped entirely: P. πονησάντων αὐτῷ τῶν σκευῶν ἢ καὶ συντριβέντων ὅλως (Dem. 293).——————subs.Tension: P. διάτασις, ἡ.Sprain ( of the limbs): P. στρέμμα, τό, σπάσμα, τό.Manner: P. and V. τρόπος, ὁ.Breed: P. and V. γένος, τό.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Strain
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strain every nerve — If you strain every nerve, you make a great effort to achieve something … The small dictionary of idiomes
strain every nerve (to do something) — strain every ˈnerve/ˈsinew (to do sth) idiom (formal) to try as hard as you can to do sth • He strained every nerve to snatch victory from defeat. Main entry: ↑strainidiom … Useful english dictionary
strain every nerve — to try extremely hard to do something. I was straining every nerve to catch what they were saying but they were sitting just a bit too far away from me … New idioms dictionary
strain every nerve — I make every possible effort Origin: from the earlier sense of nerve as ‘tendon, sinew’ II see nerve … Useful english dictionary
strain every nerve — make every effort possible, give it one s all … English contemporary dictionary
strain every sinew (to do something) — strain every ˈnerve/ˈsinew (to do sth) idiom (formal) to try as hard as you can to do sth • He strained every nerve to snatch victory from defeat. Main entry: ↑strainidiom … Useful english dictionary
strain — strain1 [strān] vt. [ME streinen < OFr estraindre, to strain, wring hard < L stringere, to draw tight: see STRICT] 1. to draw or stretch tight 2. to exert, use, or tax to the utmost [to strain every nerve] 3. to overtax; injure by… … English World dictionary
nerve — [nʉrv] n. [ME nerfe < OFr nerf < L nervus, sinew, nerve, string < IE base * (s)nēu , to twist, wind > Gr neuron, tendon, nerve, OE sneowan, to hurry] 1. a sinew or tendon: now only in the phr. strain every nerve, to try as hard as… … English World dictionary
strain — strain1 [streın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(difficulty)¦ 3¦(force)¦ 4¦(injury)¦ 5¦(plant/animal)¦ 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(way of saying something)¦ 8 strains of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
strain — 1 noun 1 WORRY (C, U) worry caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. | put a strain on sb/sth: Nick s frequent trips were putting a strain on their… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nerve — 1 noun 1 FEELINGS nerves (plural) the feeling of being nervous because you are worried or a little frightened: “What s wrong?” “It s just nerves. He s got his exams tomorrow.” | be a bundle/bag of nerves informal (=be extremely worrid or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
