"outstrain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outstrains [present, singular, third-person], outstraining [participle, present], outstrained [participle, past], outstrained [past]
Etymology: From out- + strain. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|strain}} out- + strain Head templates: {{en-verb}} outstrain (third-person singular simple present outstrains, present participle outstraining, simple past and past participle outstrained)
  1. (transitive) To outdo by straining. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outstrain-en-verb-DF87TyDz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. (transitive, poetic) To strain or filter outward. Tags: poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-outstrain-en-verb-j8MMhrCv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Inflected forms

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