Strain"a*bly, adv. Violently. Holinshed.
Strained (?), a. 1. Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched;
weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.
2. Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was
strained.
Strain"er (?), n. 1. One who strains.
2. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to
separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used
to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a
filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end
of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from
entering with a liquid.
Strain"ing, a. & n. from Strain.
Straining piece (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a truss, used to
maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and keep them from slipping.
See Illust. of Queen- post.
Straint (strnt), n. [OF. estrainte, estreinte, F. étrainte. See 2nd
Strain.] Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. [Obs.] Spenser.