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KEY: Strain.

SYN: Stretch, tighten, force, exert, filter, filtrate, percolate, depurate, purify, clarify, defecate, lixiviate.

ANT: Loosen, relax, remit, slacken, thicken, incrassate, inspissate, befoul.

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KEY: Strait \a.\

SYN: Close, strict, narrow, [See BOISTEROUS].

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KEY: Strait \n.\ [See NARROW].

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