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27 February
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What does strain mean?
What does strain mean?
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- English (US)
Ah! Ok, so that just means “to filter out”. You can use a sieve to strain/filter out lumps in flour, for example. Does that help?
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Do you have an example?
It can mean a muscle injury: "She has a bad ankle strain"
Or a stretch or strong effort: "She strained to reach the high shelf." "The man strained to lift his heavy bag."
It can also mean a variety of a disease or plant: "The UK strain of COVID-19 is very contagious." "This strain of corn does well in the cold."
Or to remove lumps/water from a food: "She strained the cooked pasta before adding sauce."
If you have a sentence I can help more :)
- Portuguese (Brazil)
i was searching this on the dictionary, here we have the word "straining"
- English (US)
@Joao054 "straining" usually means struggling, reaching, or stretching
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- English (US)
Ah! Ok, so that just means “to filter out”. You can use a sieve to strain/filter out lumps in flour, for example. Does that help?
- Portuguese (Brazil)
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