strain vs bother

bother vs strain

strain and bother both are nouns.

strain and bother both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bother is a hyponym of strain; that is, bother is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strain:

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

Other hyponyms of strain include extend oneself, kill oneself, overexert oneself, inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself.

strain (noun)	bother (noun)
an effortful attempt to attain a goal	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
the act of singing	an angry disturbance
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

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

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