Betekenis van strain In het Nederlands

• 0 a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage:

  • The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed.

  • As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.

  • Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.

  • The recent decline in the dollar has put a bigger strain on the economic system.

  • Migration into the cities is putting a strain on already stretched resources.

  • a groin/hamstring strain

  • She's a lot better than she was but she's still not ready to face the stresses and strains of a job.

  • He's been under a lot of strain recently.

• 1 a particular type or quality:

  • A strain of puritanism runs through all her work.

  • Scientists have discovered a new strain of the virus which is much more dangerous.

• 2 the sound of music being played or performed:

  • I could hear the strains of Mozart in the background.

• 3 to separate liquid food from solid food, especially by pouring it through a utensil with small holes in it:

  • Could you strain the vegetables, please.

  • The oil in which the fish is fried is strained off and used to cook potatoes.

• 4 to become stretched or to experience pressure, or to make something do or experience this:

  • I've put on such a lot of weight recently - this dress is straining at the seams.

  • I strained a muscle in my back playing squash.

  • Don't watch TV in the dark - you'll strain your eyes!

  • [ + to infinitive ] figurative I really had to strain (= try very hard) to reach those top notes.

  • figurative I was straining (my ears) (= listening hard) to hear what they were saying.

• 5 to cause too much of something to be used, especially money:

  • Increases in wholesale oil prices have strained the company's finances.

• 6 something that causes anxiety, worry, or difficulty:

  • [ U ] Loss of funding has put a lot of strain on the day-care center.

  • [ C ] The benefits of keeping our daughter at home make the strains of having only one income worthwhile.

• 7 physical pressure:

  • The bookcase collapsed under the strain.

• 8 an injury caused by working the muscles too hard:

  • Running puts a strain on your heart.

• 9 an animal or plant that is only slightly different from other animals or plants of the same type:

  • A new strain of the virus has been found.

  • There has long been a populist strain in American politics.

  • Strains of piano music drifted across the room.

• 10 to separate solid pieces from a liquid by pouring it through a utensil with small holes at the bottom of it or through a cloth:

  • [ T ] Strain the liquid and discard the vegetables.

• 11 to cause anxiety or problems:

  • This relationship has been strained almost to the breaking point.

  • These extra costs have strained our financial resources.

• 12 to create pressure or use effort:

  • The dog strained at the leash, pulling his master along.

  • [ + to infinitive ] I had to strain to hear the audio.

• 13 to cause an injury by working the muscles too hard:

  • I strained my back carrying those boxes.