strained
Forced through a strainer.
Example
“Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.”
Other meanings
Under tension; tense.
“Ever since the fight our relationship has been strained.”
Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
“A strained smile.”
Related words
- nonstrained
- prestrained
- strainedly
- strainedness
- unstrained
- half-strained
- strained silicon
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “strained” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.