STRAIN


Meaning of STRAIN in English

n. 1 a breed or stock of animals, plants, etc. 2 a moral tendency as part of a person's character (a strain of aggression). [ME, = progeny, f. OE streon (recorded in gestreonan beget), rel. to L struere build]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.