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1. (n.) strainer
one that strains.
2. strainer
a filter or sieve for straining liquids.
3. strainer
a device for stretching or tightening.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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| Definition of 'strainer' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) strainer
a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
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| Definition of 'strainer' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) strainer
one who strains
2. (noun) strainer
that through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid
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Sense: a sieve or other utensil for separating solids from liquids
a coffee-/tea-strainer.
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 Afrikaans: aftrekker, siffie |
 Arabic: مِصْفاه |
 Bulgarian: цедка |
 Brazilian: coador |
 Czech: cedník |
 German: der Filter |
 Danish: si; -si; filter; -filter |
 Greek: σουρωτήρι |
 Spanish: colador |
 Estonian: filter, kurn |
 Farsi: صاف كن |
 Finnish: siivilä |
 French: passoire |
 Hebrew: מַסנֶנֶת |
 Hindi: चलनी, छलनी, निस्यन्दक, द् |
 Croatian: cjedilo |
 Hungarian: szűrő |
 Indonesian: tapisan |
 Icelandic: sía |
 Italian: filtro, colino; passino |
 Japanese: こし器 |
 Korean: 여과기 |
 Lithuanian: koštuvas |
 Latvian: sietiņš; caurduris |
 Malay: penapis |
 Dutch: zeef |
 Norwegian: sil, filter, dørslag |
 Polish: sitko |
 Persian: صاف كن |
 Pashto: چلوصاف، غربیل |
 Portuguese: coador |
 Romanian: strecurătoare |
 Russian: сит(ечк)о;фильтр |
 Slovak: sitko, cedidlo |
 Slovenian: cedilo |
 Serbian: cediljka |
 Swedish: sil, filter |
 Thai: เครื่องกรอง |
 Turkish: süzgeç |
 Taiwanese: 篩網 |
 Ukrainian: фільтр; сито |
 Urdu: چھلنی یا صافی |
 Vietnamese: thiết bị lọc |
 Chinese: 筛网 |
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