strained

strained

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɹeɪ̯nd/
• Rhymes: -eɪnd

Adjective

strained (comparative more strained, superlative most strained)

1. Forced through a strainer.

   Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.

2. Under tension; tense.

   Ever since the fight our relation has been strained.

Translations

forced through strainer

Spanish: pasado por cedazo

tense

Dutch: gespannen (nl) French: tendu (fr) m Italian: teso (it)

Spanish: tenso (es), tensado (es), tensionado (es) Swedish: ansträngd (sv), spänd (sv)

Verb

strained

1. simple past tense and past participle of strain

Anagrams

• detrains, drainest, natrides, randiest, tan rides, trade-ins, trades in