Outstrain
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outstrain is a verb meaning (transitive) To outdo by straining.
Meaning
(transitive) To outdo by straining.
More Meanings
- (transitive, poetic) To strain or filter outward.
Example Sentences
Hark, in the organ, the caught Wind, outstraining, Jubilant rise in a soaring prayer!
The choir and congregation were evidently assembled for a shouting-match; each tuneful throat seemed emulous to outstrain the rest.
Word Forms
- outstrains
- outstraining
- outstrained
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overstrain, superstrain, outrun, overstride, overstrive, overexert.
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