Talk:strain

Does this also have a sense which is synonymous with strive? As in, he strained to see over the crowd?

1. I think that's covered by #1: "To exert or struggle, especially to stretch too far." Kappa 03:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

eloquent language or words

7. language that is eloquent, passionate, poetic, or otherwise heightened 
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--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:08, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

(Transitive) hug somebody

(Transitive) to hold somebody closely and tightly (literary) --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:15, 4 October 2020 (UTC)