Meanings
verbupstrain (third-person singular simple present upstrains, present participle upstraining, simple past and past participle upstrained)
present singular third person upstrains · participle present upstraining · participle past upstrained · past upstrained
- poeticTo strain upward.
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with upstrain
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APA
upstrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstrain
MLA
“upstrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstrain. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upstrain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstrain.
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