strained

Forced through a strainer.

Adjective

  1. Forced through a strainer.
    • Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
  2. Under tension; tense.
    • Ever since the fight our relationship has been strained.
  3. Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
    • A strained smile.

Forms

more strained most strained

Derived

half-strained nonstrained prestrained strainedly strainedness strained silicon unstrained

Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of strain