strain vs idea

strain and idea both are nouns.

strain is a verb but idea is not a verb.

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

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

strain: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
idea: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

Other hyponyms of strain include fanfare, flourish, tucket, glissando, roulade, leitmotif, leitmotiv, theme song, signature, signature tune, theme song, melodic theme, musical theme, theme, part, voice.

strain (noun)	idea (noun)
an effortful attempt to attain a goal	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
the act of singing	your intention; what you intend to do
an intense or violent exertion	an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
the general meaning or substance of an utterance	a personal view
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence	(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
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)	idea (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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