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Strained
- verb - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
- become stretched or tense or taut;
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
- lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
- lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
- remove by passing through a filter;
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
- showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
- struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
- test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
- to exert much effort or energy;
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
Unearned
- adjective - not gained by merit or labor or service; "accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism"; "unearned income"; "an unearned run"
Unmanned
- verb - cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"
- lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars"
Untanned
- adjective - not converted to leather by a tanning agent; "a whip made of untanned hide"