Straining: alternatives and connections

An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle…

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The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort…

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The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

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Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person'…

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of Sweat

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Labor with pain; severe toil or exertion.

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To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

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To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

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Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.

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The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body.

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Excessive refinement.

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Race; stock; generation; descent; family.

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Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a…

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Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.

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of Twist

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