strained

Etymology

adj

  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.
  3. Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
    A strained smile.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of strain

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