bother vs strain

strain vs bother

bother and strain both are nouns.

bother and strain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bother	Yes	No	Yes	No
strain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, strain is a hypernym of bother; that is, strain is a word with a broader meaning than bother:

bother: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
strain: to exert much effort or energy

Other hypernyms of bother include reach, strive.

bother (noun)	strain (noun)
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness	an effortful attempt to attain a goal
an angry disturbance	the act of singing
	an intense or violent exertion
	the general meaning or substance of an utterance
	a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
	a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
	(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
	(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
	injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
	(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
	difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

bother (verb)	strain (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
make confused or perplexed or puzzled	alter the shape of (something) by stress
make nervous or agitated	to exert much effort or energy
intrude or enter uninvited	use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself	remove by passing through a filter
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to	separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
	become stretched or tense or taut
	rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
	test the limits of

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