Strain Noun Synonyms: family, stock, ancestry, roots, extraction, derivation, (family) background, heritage, descent, parentage, lineage, pedigree, bloodline, race, line, descendants
Strain Adverb Synonyms: stretch, force, tax, overtax, burden, overburden, overwork, push, exceed, surpass
Strain Verb Synonyms: push, pull, tug, heave, stretch, twist, wrench, struggle
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Technology / Computers / Constraint: A data rule that limits a searches possibilities through preset algorithms. The constraint could include an algorithm that would rule out certain data relationships allowing the search to proceed much MORE
Business / Real Estate / Restraining Order: An order that may issue from filing for an injunction. Though the term is sometimes used as a synonym of injunction, it is distinguished from an injunction in that it is intended only as a restraint u MORE
Health / Massage / Strain-Counterstrain: Developed by osteopath Lawrence Jones, this noninvasive treatment helps decrease protective muscle spasms and alleviate somatic dysfunction in the musculoskeletal system. By using palpation and passiv MORE
Business / Human Resources (HR) / Temporary Restraining Order: Restraining and/or protective orders are examples of orders issued by a court restraining the conduct of an individual and protecting a victim from the activities of an abusive person. MORE
Entertainment / Football / Restraining Line: A team's respective line of scrimmage at a free kick, the line the ball is to be kicked from (for the kicking team), or a line 10 yards in advance of that (for the receiving team) MORE
Business / Agriculture / Voluntary Export Restraint Arrangement (VER): An arrangement, usually a negotiated bilateral agreement, between countries in which suppliers or their government in an exporting country agree to limit to predetermined levels their exports of a par MORE