theme vs strain

strain vs theme

theme and strain both are nouns.

theme and strain both are verbs.

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

As nouns, strain is a hypernym of theme; that is, strain is a word with a broader meaning than theme:

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

Other hypernyms of theme include air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune.

theme (noun)	strain (noun)
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work	an effortful attempt to attain a goal
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion	the act of singing
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)	an intense or violent exertion
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition	the general meaning or substance of an utterance
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	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

theme (verb)	strain (verb)
provide with a particular theme or motive	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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