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employ vs strain

strain vs employ

employ and strain both are nouns.

employ and strain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
employ Yes No Yes No
strain Yes No Yes No
As verbs, strain is a hyponym of employ; that is, strain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than employ:
  • employ: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • strain: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
Other hyponyms of employ include commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give, play, play, pull out all the stops, assign, put, ply, address, waste, misapply, misuse, avail, overdrive, overuse, cannibalise, cannibalize, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exploit, work, exploit, tap, extend, exercise, exert, enjoy, take, share, put to work, work, implement, fall back, recur, resort.
employ (noun) strain (noun)
the state of being employed or having a job an effortful attempt to attain a goal
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
employ (verb) strain (verb)
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
engage or hire for work alter the shape of (something) by stress
to exert much effort or energy
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
remove by passing through a filter
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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