Strain
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Treasure. The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg. Race; lineage, pedigree. a tune, melody A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc. Hereditary character, quality, or disposition. A kind or sort (of person etc.). The amount by which a material deforms under stress or force, given as a ratio of the deformation to the initial dimension of the material and typically symbolised by ε is termed the engineering strain. The true strain is defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the final dimension to the initial dimension.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far. To apply a force or forces to To tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one's voice To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
Example sentence: The divorce rate in 1946 was higher than it ever had been and as high as it ever would be until the '70s. The reason was that prior relationships had not endured the strain of war.
Straining
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To hold tightly, to clasp.