strain is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE)

Singular Plural
strain strains
    (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
    (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
    • They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.
    (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency or disposition.
    • Synonym: propensity, proneness

Verb

Verb Present simple 3sg Present participle Past simple Past participle
strain strains straining strained strained
    (transitive obsolete) To hold tightly, to clasp.
    (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
    • to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship
    (transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
    • The gale strained the timbers of the ship.

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