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injury vs strain

strain vs injury

injury and strain both are nouns.

injury is not a verb while strain is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injury Yes No No No
strain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, strain is a hyponym of injury; that is, strain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injury:
  • injury: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
  • strain: injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
Other hyponyms of injury include brain damage, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, bruise, contusion, bump, burn, dislocation, electric shock, break, fracture, cryopathy, frostbite, intravasation, penetrating injury, penetrating trauma, pinch, rupture, bite, insect bite, sting, whiplash, whiplash injury, wale, weal, welt, wheal, lesion, wound, pull, twist, wrench.
injury (noun) strain (noun)
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted an effortful attempt to attain a goal
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage the act of singing
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt an intense or violent exertion
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat the general meaning or substance of an utterance
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury 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
injury (verb) strain (verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
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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