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astrain

/əˈstɹeɪn/

adjective

strained or straining

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Meanings

adjectiveastrain (not comparable)

not comparablestrained or straining
With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck a-strain.
1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
1 more example
That miserable young man kept his eyes astrain towards the upper window, but without reward. Rose did not show herself.
1913, Maurice Hewlett, Bendish

Origin

From a- + strain.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with astrain

main again domain Spain pain campaign chain maintain gain train obtain remain contain rain maine explain lane plain jane plane Wayne Ukraine grain strain

Anagrams

Sinatra artisan sartain tsarina Taranis tasirna tsarian

Cite this entry

APA

astrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrain

MLA

“astrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astrain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrain.

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