I.strain [βρετ streɪn, αμερικ streɪn] ΟΥΣ
1. strain ΦΥΣ:
- effort αρσ
3. strain (injury):
II.strains ΟΥΣ
strains ουσ πλ (tune) (of piece of music, song):
III.strain [βρετ streɪn, αμερικ streɪn] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ
1. strain (stretch):
2. strain μτφ:
- the writer has strained the possibilities of conventional language