To make a special effort; especially, to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own feelings.

plural of breaking strain

The amount of strain which can cause something to break, according to the force or weight placed on it. Many materials, such as lines and ropes, have a specified breaking strain.

plural of straining piece

plural of strain energy

plural of strain burst

plural of tensile strain

plural of engineering strain

(archaic, rare) dim-witted; lacking intelligence

plural of true strain