CREAK UNDER THE STRAIN

Meaning of CREAK UNDER THE STRAIN in English

if a system or service creaks under the strain , it cannot deal effectively with all the things it is expected to do or provide

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CREAK — crepitar, cracar
English interlingue dictionary
CREAK — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English creken to croak, of imitative origin Date: 1583 to make a prolonged grating or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIN — I. ˈstrān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English streen, strene, from Old English strēon, strīon treasure, acquisition, procreation, progeny; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CREAK — I. ˈkrēk intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English creken to utter a harsh cry, of imitative origin 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
CREAK — (n.) The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
Английский словарь Webster
CREAK — (v. t.) To produce a creaking sound with.
Английский словарь Webster
CREAK — (v. i.) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CREAK — ( v. t. ) To produce a creaking sound with.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CREAK — ( v. i. ) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CREAK — ( n. ) The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIN — strain 1 — strainingly , adv. — strainless , adj. — strainlessly , adv. /strayn/ , v.t. 1. to draw …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CREAK — — creakingly , adv. /kreek/ , v.i. 1. to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound. 2. to move …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CREAK — v. squeak, make a harsh grating noise
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CREAK — n. squeak, harsh grating noise
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAIN — I. ˈstrān noun Etymology: Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CREAK — I. ˈkrēk intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English creken to croak, of imitative origin Date: 1583 : to make a prolonged …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
STRAIN — noun rank; a sort. 2. strain ·vi to make violent efforts. 3. strain ·noun race; stock; generation; descent; family. 4. …
Webster English vocab
CREAK — vt to produce a creaking sound with. 2. creak ·noun the sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. 3. …
Webster English vocab
CREAK — ■ verb 1》 make a harsh sound when being moved or when pressure is applied. 2》 show weakness or frailty …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CREAK — [creak] vi [ME creken to croak, of imit. origin] (1583): to make a prolonged grating or squeaking sound often as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAIN — in physical sciences and engineering, number that describes relative deformation or change in shape and size of elastic, plastic, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
CREAK — creak BrE AmE kriːk ▷ creaked kriːkt ▷ creaking ˈkriːk ɪŋ ▷ creaks kriːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIN — / streɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WORRY / ANXIETY 1. [ U , C ] pressure on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CREAK — / kriːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb to make the sound that a door sometimes makes when you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAIN — I. strain 1 W3 /streɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-4: Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ strain 2 ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CREAK — creak /kriːk/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: From the sound ] if something such as a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CREAK — n. & v. --n. a harsh scraping or squeaking sound. --v.intr. 1 make a creak. 2 a move with a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CREAK — n. & v. n. a harsh scraping or squeaking sound. v.intr. 1 make a creak. 2 a move with a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
STRAIN — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. & intr. stretch tightly; make or become taut or tense. 2 tr. exercise …
Oxford English vocab
CREAK — n. & v. --n. a harsh scraping or squeaking sound. --v.intr. 1. make a creak. 2 a move with a …
Oxford English vocab
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIN — ( strains, straining, strained) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If strain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CREAK — ( creaks, creaking, creaked) If something creaks , it makes a short, high-pitched sound when it moves. The bed-springs creaked... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CREAK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) If something ~s, it makes a short, high-pitched sound when it moves. The bed-springs ~ed... The door …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNDER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a strain of a virus (= one type of it ) ▪ Doctors fear …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CREAK — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN chair ▪ The chair creaked alarmingly under his weight. door ▪ The door creaked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAIN — (PRESSURE) [noun] [U] - a force or influence that stretches, pulls or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage , …
Cambridge English vocab
CREAK — [noun] [C]
Cambridge English vocab
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
CREAK — Anything old, outdated, in poor working condition, or assembled improperly. Can also be referred to as creaker. Example: This 14.4 …
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CREAK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ slight VERB + CREAK ▪ give ▪ The gate gave a loud ~ as …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNDER — See ↑ LESS 2, ↑ POSITION/RANK 6, ↑ TYPE 4, ↑ UNDER/BELOW 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ go under • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER — prep. 25B6; preposition they hid under a bush : BENEATH, below, underneath. the rent is under £250 : LESS THAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — prep. 1 beneath, below, underneath, covered by What is under that blanket? The wreck lies a mile under the surface …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under the roof ≈ под крышей б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIN — I 1. сущ. 1) натяжение; растяжение тж. мед. Syn : pull, tension 2) прям. и перен. напряжение; нагрузка to ease, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CREAK — 1. сущ. скрип Syn : squeak, scratch 2. гл. скрипеть Syn : scratch, grit скрип скрипеть - a board *ed …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER — under.ogg 1. ʹʌndə n 1> что-л. не отвечающее стандарту, не соответствующее установленному размеру и т. п. 2> радио- или телепрограмма, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAIN — strain.ogg _I 1. streın n 1. натяжение; растяжение the rope broke under the strain - ерёвка лопнула от натяжения to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CREAK — creak.ogg 1. kri:k n скрип 2. kri:k v 1> скрипеть a board creaked as I crossed the floor - у …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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