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Understanding the Context

The meaning of STRAINED is done or produced with excessive effort. How to use strained in a sentence. STRAINED definition: affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced. See examples of strained used in a sentence.

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strained adjective (INJURED) injured by too much use or effort: a strained knee (Definition of strained from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Definition of strained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Define strained. strained synonyms, strained pronunciation, strained translation, English dictionary definition of strained. adj.

Final Thoughts

1. Having been passed through a strainer: a bowl of strained peaches.