: one that strains: such as
a
: a device (such as a sieve) to retain solid pieces while a liquid passes through
b
: any of various devices for stretching or tightening something
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Strain each mixture with a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth, and set aside to cool.
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Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
The set also includes essential tools like a muddler, Hawthorne strainer, mixing spoon, and jigger.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Finally, the thickened mixture is poured through a fine mesh strainer, and chilled.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
The set also includes essential tools like a muddler, Hawthorne strainer, mixing spoon, and jigger.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Finally, the thickened mixture is poured through a fine mesh strainer, and chilled.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Strainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strainer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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strainer
noun
strain·er
ˈstrā-nər 
: one that strains
especially
: a device (as a screen or filter) to hold solid pieces while a liquid passes through
Medical Definition
strainer
noun
strain·er
ˈstrā-nər
: a device (as a sieve) to retain solid pieces while a liquid passes through
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