Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upstrain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-strain
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strain upward.

Etymology

From up- + strain.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

upstrains (present, singular) upstraining (participle, present) upstrained (participle, past) upstrained (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does upstrain mean?
To strain upward.
Where does upstrain come from?
From up- + strain.

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