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— strain·er noun

Synonyms

[2] drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hustle, labor, peg, plod, plug, slave, slog, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, work—more at LABOR

[4] pull, rack, stretch, wrench; also fray, tax, weaken; damage, harm, hurt, impair, wound; batter, bruise, tear; cripple, lame, mangle, mutilate

3strain noun 1 : excessive tension or exertion (as of body or mind)

2 : bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use; especially : one in which muscles or ligaments are unduly stretched usu. from a wrench or twist

3 : deformation of a material body under the action of applied forces

Synonyms

pressure, stress, tension—more at STRESS

strained adjective : done or produced with excessive effort

1strait adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF estreit, fr. L strictus strait, strict, fr. pp. of stringere]

1 archaic : STRICT

2 archaic : NARROW

3 archaic : CONSTRICTED

4 : DIFFICULT, STRAITENED

2strait noun 1 : a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water

2 plural : DISTRESS

Synonyms

channel, narrows, sound—more at CHANNEL

strait·en verb 1 : to hem in : CONFINE

2 : to make distressing or difficult

strait·jack·et also straight·jack·et noun : a cover or garment of strong material (as canvas) used to bind the body and esp. the arms closely in restraining a violent prisoner or patient

— straitjacket verb

strait·laced or straight·laced adjective : strict in manners, morals or opinion

Synonyms

prim, prudish, puritanical; also priggish, staid, stuffy; genteel, proper, refined; decent, honest, moral, right, righteous, upright, virtuous

1strand noun : SHORE, BEACH

2strand verb 1 : to run, drift, or drive upon the shore

2 : to place or leave in a helpless position

3strand noun 1 : one of the fibers twisted or plaited together into a cord, rope, or cable; also : a cord, rope, or cable made up of such fibers

2 : a twisted or plaited ropelike mass

— strand·ed adjective

strange adjective strang·er; strang·est [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF estrange, fr. L extraneus, lit., external, fr. extra outside]

1 : of external origin, kind, or character

2 : not before known, heard, or seen

3 : DISTANT 6

4 : not habituated : UNACCUSTOMED

— strange·ly adverb

— strange·ness noun

Synonyms

[2] fresh, new, novel, original, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unknown—more at NEW

[2] bizarre, curious, far-out, funny, kinky, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, remarkable, screwy, wacky, weird, wild—more at ODD

[4] curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, peculiar, queer, rare, singular, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted, weird—more at UNUSUAL

strang·er noun 1 : FOREIGNER

2 : INTRUDER

3 : a person with whom one is unacquainted

stran·gle verb stran·gled; stran·gling 1 : to choke to death

2 : to withhold from circulation or expression : SUPPRESS

— stran·gler noun

Synonyms

choke, garrote, throttle—more at CHOKE

stran·gu·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing 1 : STRANGLE, CONSTRICT

2 : to become so constricted as to stop circulation

stran·gu·la·tion noun : the act or process of strangling or strangulating; also : the state of being strangled or strangulated

1strap noun : a narrow strip of flexible material used esp. for fastening, holding together, or wrapping

2strap verb strapped; strap·ping 1 : to secure with a strap

2 : BIND, CONSTRICT

3 : to flog with a strap

4 : STROP

strap·less adjective : having no straps; especially : having no shoulder straps

1strapping adjective : LARGE, STRONG, HUSKY

2strapping noun : material for a strap

strat·a·gem noun 1 : a trick to deceive or outwit the enemy; also : a deceptive scheme

2 : skill in deception

Synonyms

artifice, device, dodge, gimmick, jig, ploy, scheme, sleight, trick, wile—more at TRICK

strat·e·gy noun, plural -gies [ORIGIN: Gk stratēgia generalship, fr. stratēgos general, fr. stratos camp, army + agein to lead]

1 : the science and art of military command aimed at meeting the enemy