strain
US /stren/
・UK /streɪn/
B2
verb
- To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
noun
- Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
- Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
Examples
straining hard to understand
There's too much strain on the corner of the table.