Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strain a point

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
strain a -point
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a special effort; especially, to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own feelings.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

strains a point (present, singular) straining a point (participle, present) strained a point (participle, past) strained a point (past)

Questions

What does strain a point mean?
To make a special effort; especially, to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own feelings.

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