strain vs rice

strain and rice both are nouns.

strain and rice both are verbs.

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

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

strain: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
rice: sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice

Other hyponyms of strain include resift, riddle, screen, winnow.

strain (noun)	rice (noun)
an effortful attempt to attain a goal	grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
the act of singing	annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
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)	rice (verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious	sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice
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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