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Moderatestrain
The correct spelling is strain.
How to pronounce strain
/stɹeɪ̯n/
nounIPA: /stɹeɪ̯n/
Say it like: Str-ayn
The correct spelling is strain. Treasure. For example: "There is a strain of madness in her family."
Usage Examples
“There is a strain of madness in her family.”
“They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.”
“he jumped up with a strain; the strain upon the sailboat's rigging”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Treasure.
- 2.The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
- 3.Race; lineage, pedigree.
- 4.Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
- 5.A tendency or disposition.
verb
- 1.To hold tightly, to clasp.
- 2.To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
- 3.To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- 4.To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- 5.To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
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