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Under A Strain Crossword Clue

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noun

• charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

verb

• levy a tax on

• set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

• use to the limit

• make a charge against or accuse

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37%9Under strain
noun

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• the physical condition of being stretched or strained

• a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)

• (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body

• feelings of hostility that are not manifest

• the action of stretching something tight

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New York Times13 Nov 1983 Across 40
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