Strainer Meaning
/ˈstɹeɪnɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA 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.
nounA 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.
Sentence Examples
Put the vegetables in the strainer.
Use a strainer to drain the pasta.
Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her strainer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After boiling the pasta, she used a metal ____ to separate the water from the noodles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She used a metal ____ to remove the water from the cooked pasta after taking it off the hot stove.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English strener, streynour, strenyour, equivalent to strain + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A strainer is something on the surface of the water that allows water to pass through it but not solid objects, like boats and people. Strainers are likely to consist of fallen trees, old fencing, guardrails […]"
— 2010, Kevin L. Erskine, Erica J. Armstrong, Water-Related Death Investigation, page 99:
"An important factor with respect to recurrence [of rectal prolapse] is the fact that many of these patients are chronic strainers."
— 2008, Kirby I. Bland, Michael G. Sarr, Markus W. Büchler, General Surgery: Principles and International Practice, page 843:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After boiling the pasta, she used a metal ____ to separate the water from the noodles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She used a metal ____ to remove the water from the cooked pasta after taking it off the hot stove.