Strain
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TAX
Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

TRY
Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

AIR
Travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"

VAR
A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere

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SONG
A distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"

FORM
A printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"

LINE
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

SIFT
Distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"

TUNE
The adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

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EXERT
Put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

SIEVE
A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

BREED
A special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"

TENSE
A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

REACH
The act of physically reaching or thrusting out

TENOR
A settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life; "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"

STOCK
Any animals kept for use or profit

NISUS
An effortful attempt to attain a goal

PAINS
An effortful attempt to attain a goal

PUREE
Food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender

FORCE
An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

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NARROW
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

STANZA

STRESS

STATUS

EXTEND
Continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

EFFORT
A notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"

DEFORM
Become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

STRIVE
To exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

DURESS
Compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"

WRENCH
A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

FILTER
Device that removes something from whatever passes through it

MELODY
The perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

STRESS
The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

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TENSION
The physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

MELODY.

OVERTAX
Tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"

VARIANT
Something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

DISTORT
Affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

LINEAGE
Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

TENSEUP
Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

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FILTRATE
The product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter

EXERTION
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

STRUGGLE
Strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

STRIVING
An effortful attempt to attain a goal

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STRAINING
An intense or violent exertion

TENSENESS
The physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

OVEREXERT
Exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

BLOODLINE
Ancestry of a purebred animal

FILTEROUT
Remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

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SEPARATEOUT
Remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

MELODICLINE
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

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MENTALSTRAIN
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

OVEREXERTION
Excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

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NERVOUSSTRAIN
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

MELODICPHRASE
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"