"upstrain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upstrains [present, singular, third-person], upstraining [participle, present], upstrained [participle, past], upstrained [past]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: up- + strain Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|strain}} up- + strain Head templates: {{en-verb}} upstrain (third-person singular simple present upstrains, present participle upstraining, simple past and past participle upstrained)
  1. (poetic) To strain upward. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-upstrain-en-verb-rRbYvWCf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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