astrain en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈstɹeɪn/
Etymology
From a- + strain.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) strained or straining
With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck a-strain.
1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came:That miserable young man kept his eyes astrain towards the upper window, but without reward. Rose did not show herself.
1913, Maurice Hewlett, Bendish: