straining, n.
(strainings)
freq. cnt. 1
(strainings)
freq. cnt. 1
an intense or violent exertion
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strain straining
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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distortion overrefinement straining torture twisting
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym