outstrain

verb

Etymology

From out- + strain.

  1. inherited from strȳnd
  2. derived from *strew-
  3. inherited from *streuną
  4. inherited from strēon
  5. inherited from streen
  6. prefixed as outstrain — “out + strain

Definitions

  1. To outdo by straining.

    • The choir and congregation were evidently assembled for a shouting-match; each tuneful throat seemed emulous to outstrain the rest.
  2. To strain or filter outward.

    • Hark, in the organ, the caught Wind, outstraining, Jubilant rise in a soaring prayer!

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