( a. )
To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person.
( a. )
To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012