Stress vs. Strain
Stressnoun
(biology) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
Stressnoun
(biology) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
Stressnoun
The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
Stressnoun
Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
Stressnoun
(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
Stressnoun
The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
Stressnoun
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
Stressnoun
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
Stressnoun
obsolete form of distress
Stressnoun
distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
Stressverb
To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
Stressverb
To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
Stressverb
(informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
Stressverb
To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
Stressverb
To emphasise (words in speaking).
Stressverb
To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
Stressnoun
Distress.
Stressnoun
Pressure, strain; - used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance.
Stressnoun
The force, or combination of forces, which produces a strain; force exerted in any direction or manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and taking specific names according to its direction, or mode of action, as thrust or pressure, pull or tension, shear or tangential stress.
Stressnoun
Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, 31-35.
Stressnoun
Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
Stressverb
To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.
Stressverb
To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.
Stressverb
To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.
Stressverb
To place emphasis on; to make emphatic; emphasize.
Stressnoun
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);
Stressnoun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;
Stressnoun
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body;
Stressnoun
special emphasis attached to something;
Stressnoun
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;
Stressverb
to stress, single out as important;
Stressverb
put stress on; utter with an accent;
Stressverb
test the limits of;
Stressnoun
pressure or tension exerted on a material object
Stressnoun
the degree of stress measured in units of force per unit area.
Stressnoun
a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances
Stressnoun
something that causes a state of strain or tension
Stressnoun
physiological disturbance or damage caused to an organism by adverse circumstances
Stressnoun
particular emphasis or importance
Stressnoun
emphasis given to a particular syllable or word in speech, typically through a combination of relatively greater loudness, higher pitch, and longer duration
Stressverb
give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing
Stressverb
give emphasis to (a syllable or word) when pronouncing it
Stressverb
subject to pressure or tension
Stressverb
cause mental or emotional strain or tension in
Stressverb
become tense or anxious; worry
Strainnoun
(obsolete) Treasure.
Strainnoun
(obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
Strainnoun
(archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
Strainnoun
Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
Strainnoun
A tendency or disposition.
Strainnoun
(literary) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style
Strainnoun
(biology) A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.
Strainnoun
(music) A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement.
Strainnoun
(rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
Strainnoun
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
Strainnoun
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
Strainnoun
An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
Strainnoun
A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
Strainnoun
(obsolete) The track of a deer.
Strainverb
(obsolete) To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.
Strainverb
(obsolete) To hold tightly, to clasp.
Strainverb
To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
Strainverb
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
Strainverb
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
Strainverb
To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
Strainverb
To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
Strainverb
(transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
Strainverb
(intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
Strainverb
To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
Strainverb
To urge with importunity; to press.
Strainnoun
Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
Strainnoun
Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
Strainnoun
Rank; a sort.
Strainnoun
A cultural subvariety that is only slightly differentiated.
Strainnoun
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
Strainnoun
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles; as, he lifted the weight with a strain; the strain upon a ship's rigging in a gale; also, the hurt or injury resulting; a sprain.
Strainnoun
A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement.
Strainnoun
A change of form or dimensions of a solid or liquid mass, produced by a stress.
Strainnoun
Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style; also, a course of action or conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears in his career.
Strainnoun
Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain.
Strainverb
To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument.
Strainverb
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it.
Strainverb
To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.
Strainverb
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.
Strainverb
To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship.
Strainverb
To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle.
Strainverb
To squeeze; to press closely.
Strainverb
To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
Strainverb
To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation.
Strainverb
To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth.
Strainverb
To make violent efforts.
Strainverb
To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through a sandy soil.
Strainnoun
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
Strainnoun
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;
Strainnoun
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
Strainnoun
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress;
Strainnoun
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
Strainnoun
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;
Strainnoun
a lineage or race of people
Strainnoun
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
Strainnoun
pervading note of an utterance;
Strainnoun
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
Strainnoun
an intense or violent exertion
Strainnoun
the act of singing;
Strainverb
to exert much effort or energy;
Strainverb
test the limits of;
Strainverb
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
Strainverb
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements;
Strainverb
make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
Strainverb
stretch or force to the limit;
Strainverb
remove by passing through a filter;
Strainverb
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender;
Strainverb
alter the shape of (something) by stress;
