trouble vs strain

strain vs trouble

trouble and strain both are nouns.

trouble and strain both are verbs.

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

As verbs, strain is a hypernym of trouble; that is, strain is a word with a broader meaning than trouble:

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

Other hypernyms of trouble include reach, strive.

trouble (noun)	strain (noun)
an effort that is inconvenient	an effortful attempt to attain a goal
a source of difficulty	the act of singing
an event causing distress or pain	an intense or violent exertion
an angry disturbance	the general meaning or substance of an utterance
a strong feeling of anxiety	a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
an unwanted pregnancy	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

trouble (verb)	strain (verb)
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed	alter the shape of (something) by stress
move deeply	to exert much effort or energy
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to	use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself	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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