strain

Definition

Examples

Working long hours at a screen can strain your eyes.

Word Family

Synonyms

• stressthe relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
• tension(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
• pressurethe force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

Collocations

• Easy eye strain
  to eye strain, meaning to look at
• Medium strain under severe budget constraints
  to strain under severe budget constraints, meaning to to exert much effort or energy
• Hard put enormous strain on municipal infrastructure
  to put enormous strain on municipal infrastructure, meaning to put into a certain place or abstract location
• Very Hard strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
  to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, meaning to to exert much effort or energy