Straining - Definition
straining
adj 1: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his
final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task";
"your willingness after these six arduous days to remain
here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: arduous, straining,
strenuous]
n 1: an intense or violent exertion [syn: strain, straining]
2: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something
it was not intended to mean [syn: distortion,
overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting]