straining
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(noun) an intense or violent exertion |
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Synonyms: strain, stress |
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Related Words: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail |
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(satellite adjective) 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 |
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Synonyms: arduous, strenuous |
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(noun) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean |
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Synonyms: distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting |
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Related Words: falsehood, falsification, misrepresentation |
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