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#1 straining n. [strain] an intense or violent exertion. wn
#2 straining s. [arduous, strenuous] taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt. wn
#3 straining n. [distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting] the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. wn
#2 straining s. [arduous, strenuous] taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt. wn
#3 straining n. [distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting] the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. wn
