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strained
(encz) | strained,namožený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
strained
(encz) | strained,napjatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
strained
(encz) | strained,nucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
strained
(encz) | strained,podrážděný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Strained
(gcide) | Strain \Strain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Straining.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. ['e]treindre,
L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a
halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to
E. strike. Cf. Strangle, Strike, Constrain, District,
Strait, a. Stress, Strict, Stringent.]
1. To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to
stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a
ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument. "To
strain his fetters with a stricter care." --Dryden.
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2. (Mech.) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of
form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it.
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3. To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.
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He sweats,
Strains his young nerves. --Shak.
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They strain their warbling throats
To welcome in the spring. --Dryden.
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4. To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in
the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in
order to convict an accused person.
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There can be no other meaning in this expression,
however some may pretend to strain it. --Swift.
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5. To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of
force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship.
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6. To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too
strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as,
to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to
strain a muscle.
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Prudes decayed about may track,
Strain their necks with looking back. --Swift.
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7. To squeeze; to press closely.
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Evander with a close embrace
Strained his departing friend. --Dryden.
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8. To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent
effort; to force; to constrain.
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He talks and plays with Fatima, but his mirth
Is forced and strained. --Denham.
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The quality of mercy is not strained. --Shak.
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9. To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a
petition or invitation.
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Note, if your lady strain his entertainment. --Shak.
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10. To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as
through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to
purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by
filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth.
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To strain a point, to make a special effort; especially, to
do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own
feelings.
To strain courtesy, to go beyond what courtesy requires; to
insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others; --
often used ironically. --Shak.
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Strained
(gcide) | Strained \Strained\, a.
1. Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched;
weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.
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2. Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as,
his wit was strained.
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strained
(wn) | strained
adj 1: lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating" [syn:
labored, laboured, strained]
2: showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was
strained as she asked the question"
3: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile";
"forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn: constrained,
forced, strained]
4: struggling for effect; "agonistic poses" [syn: agonistic,
strained] |
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unconstrained
(mass) | unconstrained
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constrained
(encz) | constrained,nucený adj: Zdeněk Brožconstrained,přinucený adj: Zdeněk Brožconstrained,vynucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
constrained extreme
(encz) | constrained extreme,vázaný extrém [mat.] web |
constrainedly
(encz) | constrainedly,nuceně Zdeněk Brož |
restrained
(encz) | restrained,umírněný adj: Zdeněk Brožrestrained,zdrženlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
self-restrained
(encz) | self-restrained, |
strained
(encz) | strained,namožený adj: Zdeněk Brožstrained,napjatý adj: Zdeněk Brožstrained,nucený adj: Zdeněk Brožstrained,podrážděný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unconstrained
(encz) | unconstrained,nenucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unrestrained
(encz) | unrestrained,nespoutaný adj: Zdeněk Brožunrestrained,nevázaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unrestrainedly
(encz) | unrestrainedly, adv: |
unstrained
(encz) | unstrained, adj: |
Constrained
(gcide) | Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constrained; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constraining.] [OF. constraindre, F.
contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.
See Strain, and. cf. Constrict, Constringe.]
1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold
tightly; to constringe.
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He binds in chains
The drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains.
--Dryden.
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When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.
--Dryden.
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2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
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How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
--Gay.
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3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
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My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.
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4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
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The love of Christ constraineth us. --2. Cor. v.
14.
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I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts
xxviii. 19.
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5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural
effect; as, a constrained voice.
Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
[1913 Webster]Constrained \Con*strained"\, a.
Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed;
as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
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Constrainedly
(gcide) | Constrainedly \Con*strain"ed*ly\, adv.
By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.
--Hooker.
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Distrained
(gcide) | Distrain \Dis*train"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distrained; p. pr.
& vb. n. Distraining.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF.
destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere,
districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish
severely; di- = stringere to draw tight, press together. See
Strain, and cf. Distress, District, Distraint.]
1. To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence;
hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress,
torment, or afflict. [Obs.] "Distrained with chains."
--Chaucer.
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2. To rend; to tear. [Obs.]
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Neither guile nor force might it [a net] distrain.
--Spenser.
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3. (Law)
(a) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take
possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the
reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by
distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an
amercement.
(b) To subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a
person by his goods and chattels.
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flamboyant resplendent unrestrained
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Half-strained
(gcide) | Half-strained \Half"-strained`\ (h[aum]f"str[=a]nd`), a.
Half-bred; imperfect. [R.] "A half-strained villain."
--Dryden.
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Overstrained
(gcide) | Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Overstrained;
p. pr. & vb. n. Overstraining.]
To strain one's self to excess. --Dryden.
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Restrained
(gcide) | Restrain \Re*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restrained; p. pr.
& vb. n. Restraining.] [OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr.
L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re- re- + stringere to
draw, bind, or press together. See Strain, v. t., and cf.
Restrict.]
1. To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding,
or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any
interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep
down; to curb.
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Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature
Gives way to in repose! --Shak.
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2. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
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Though they two were committed, at least restrained
of their liberty. --Clarendon.
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4. To limit; to confine; to restrict. --Trench.
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Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral,
universality also is to be restrained by a part of
the predicate. --I. Watts.
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5. To withhold; to forbear.
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Thou restrained prayer before God. --Job. xv. 4.
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Syn: To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb;
suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine.
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Restrainedly
(gcide) | Restrainedly \Re*strain"ed*ly\, adv.
With restraint. --Hammond.
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Self-restrained
(gcide) | Self-restrained \Self`-re*strained"\, a.
Restrained by one's self or itself; restrained by one's own
power or will.
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Unconstrained
(gcide) | Unconstrained \Unconstrained\
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Unrestrained
(gcide) | Unrestrained \Unrestrained\
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Unstrained
(gcide) | Unstrained \Un*strained"\, a. [Pref. un- not + strain.]
1. Not strained; not cleared or purified by straining; as,
unstrained oil or milk.
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2. Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or
inference. --Hakewill.
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constrained
(wn) | constrained
adj 1: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile";
"forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn:
constrained, forced, strained] |
constrainedly
(wn) | constrainedly
adv 1: in a constrained manner |
restrained
(wn) | restrained
adj 1: cool and formal in manner [syn: restrained, reticent,
unemotional]
2: under restraint [ant: unrestrained]
3: marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in
his demands"; "restrained in his response" [syn: moderate,
restrained]
4: not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" [syn:
quiet, restrained]
5: prudent; "guarded optimism" [syn: guarded, restrained] |
strained
(wn) | strained
adj 1: lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating" [syn:
labored, laboured, strained]
2: showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was
strained as she asked the question"
3: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile";
"forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn: constrained,
forced, strained]
4: struggling for effect; "agonistic poses" [syn: agonistic,
strained] |
unconstrained
(wn) | unconstrained
adj 1: free from constraint; "he was unconstrained by any of the
sanctions of polite society"; "the dog was
unconstrained"; "idle, unconstrained gossip" |
unrestrained
(wn) | unrestrained
adj 1: not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter" [ant:
restrained]
2: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of
delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their
gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: delirious,
excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained] |
unrestrainedly
(wn) | unrestrainedly
adv 1: in an unrestrained manner |
unstrained
(wn) | unstrained
adj 1: not placed under psychological stress; "the campaign
would not leave party loyalties unstrained"
2: not resulting from undue effort; not forced; "a voice with a
pleasingly unforced quality"; "his playing is facile and
unstrained" [syn: unforced, unstrained] |
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