n.
Function: verb
1
Synonyms: TRY 2, distress, harass, irk, pain, stress, trouble
Related Words: stretch
Idioms: put a strain on
2 to injure (as a body part) by overuse or misuse FF1C; strained a muscle while lifting weights FF1E;
Synonyms: pull
3
Synonyms: LABOR 1, drive, moil, strive, toil, tug, work
4
Synonyms: EXUDE , bleed, ooze, ||screeve, seep, ||sew, ||sicker, sweat, transude, weep
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Synonyms: DEMUR , balk, boggle, gag, jib, scruple, shy, stick, stickle, stumble