Meaning of Strainer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A 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.
2. A 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.
3. Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects.
4. One who strains.

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“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 […]”

“An important factor with respect⟳ to recurrence [of rectal prolapse] is the fact that many of these patients are chronic strainers.”

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