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11straining beam — noun or straining piece : a short piece of timber in a truss used to hold in place the ends of struts or rafters * * * straining beam or straining piece, the horizontal timber or beam in a roof truss between the tops of two queen posts, which… …
12straining sill — noun : a straining beam on the tie beam of a truss to resist at each end the foot of a diagonal strut * * * (in a roof with a queen post) a compression member lying along the tie beam and separating the feet of the struts. * * * straining sill… …
13straining piece — (in a queen post roof) a horizontal beam uniting the tops of the two queen posts, and resisting the thrust of the roof. Also called straining beam. See diag. under queen post. [1795 1805] * * * …
14straining at the leash — thousands of young actors are straining at the leash just for the chance to audition Syn: eager, impatient, anxious, enthusiastic; informal itching, dying …
15straining beam — /ˈstreɪnɪŋ bim/ (say strayning beem) noun (in a queen post roof) a horizontal beam uniting the tops of the two queen posts, and resisting the thrust of the roof. Also, straining piece …
16straining at the leash — EAGER, impatient, anxious, enthusiastic; informal itching, dying. → leash * * * straining at the leash Impatient or eager to begin • • • Main Entry: ↑leash …
17straining — Synonyms and related words: bloat, bloating, bolting, breaking point, cautious, clarification, colature, coloring, confabulation, corruption, demurring, destructive distillation, diffident, distension, distillation, distortion, draining, drudging …
18straining — Смотри Деформирование …
19straining — streɪn n. tension; pressure; exertion; sprain or other injury caused by excess stress on some part of the body; extreme emotional pressure; melody; tendency; character; lineage, ancestry; pedigree, breed v. pull taut, stretch; injure a body part …
20straining — протирающий …
