strainer

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Synonyms: strained, trainer, stainer, straiter, strain, tranner, striker, trainee, trained, stranger, stained

Antonyms: strained, trainer, stainer, straiter, strain, tranner, striker, trainee, trained, stranger, stained

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q3363853}}A device through which a [[liquid]] is passed for [[purification]], [[filtering]] or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to [[strain]] a [[liquid]].
2. A perforated screen or [[openwork]] (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or [[flowline]].
3. {{U|debris}} in [[water]] that blocks the passage of solid objects.
4. One who [[strain]]s.

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