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Synonymer till straining

adjektiv

  1. (taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance) arduous; strenuous; straining

substantiv

  1. (an intense or violent exertion) strain; straining
  2. (the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean) distortion; overrefinement; torture; twisting; straining

verb

  1. (to exert much effort or energy) strive; reach; strain; straining
  2. (test the limits of) try; strain; stress; straining
  3. (use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity) strain; extend; straining
  4. (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements) sift; sieve; strain; straining
  5. (cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious) tense; strain; tense up; straining
  6. (become stretched or tense or taut) strain; tense; straining
  7. (remove by passing through a filter) filter; filtrate; strain; separate out; filter out; straining
  8. (rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender) puree; strain; straining
  9. (alter the shape of (something) by stress) deform; distort; strain; straining