Strain

str an, v. t. [strained (strand), straining.] To draw with force, stretch; to put to the utmost strength, exert to the utmost; to harm by over-exertion, injure by drawing or stretching, sprain; to make tighter; to make uneasy or unnatural, force, constrain; to filter. — v. i. To make violent efforts; to be filtered. — n. A violent effort; esp., an in jus cal rio us tension of the muscles, or hurtful over-exerv. i. tion; a continued course of action; a particular portion of a tune; esp., one with a peculiar interest or imexpre ion: the subject or theme of a poem or discourse; style: turn; tendency; inborn disposition; a. family; family blood. — Strain'er, n. One who strains; that through which any liquid pa es for pro purification. pas- Strait, str at, a. Narrow; close; not broad; difficult; distre ful. — n. ( Georj.) A narrow pa or pa age, either in a mountain or in the ocean, — chiefly in pi. Distre ; difficulty: distre ing nece ity. — Strait'ly, adv. In a straight manner; narrowly; closely; strictly; rigorously; intimately. — Straifne , n. State or quality of being strait; narrowne ; strictne ; rigor; distre ; difficulty; want; scarcity.— his- Straifen, -n, v. t. [-en ed (-nd), -ening.] To make strait, narrow, confine; to make tense or tight; to dis or tre , pre with poverty or other nece ity.— Str a if jack'et,n. A strait-waistcoat. — laced, -last, a. Bound tightly with stays; strict in manners or morals.— -waist'eoat, n. A dre used for restraining maniacs, or those laboring under violent delirium, and having long sleeves which are tied behind the back, so that the arms cannot be extricated from them.