Definition of strainer Strainer
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We found 8 definitions of strainer from 6 different sources.
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What does strainer mean?
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NounPlural: strainers |
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| strainer - a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through | ||
| filter device that removes something from whatever passes through it | ||
| colander, cullender bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods | ||
| sieve, screen a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | ||
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Wiktionary 
- strainer (Noun)
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; any device functioning as a sieve or filter - in special, 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. - strainer (Noun)
One who strains.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- strainer (n.)
One who strains. - strainer (n.)
That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid.
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strainer
An apparatus with small holes, used to separate a solid from a liquid.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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strainer
A plate of copper or lead perforated with small holes, placed on the heel of a pump to prevent choking substances from being sucked in. Roses are also nailed, for the like purpose, upon the holes which are made on a steamer's bottom for the admission of water to the boilers and condensers.
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🔤- strainer, noun, singular of strainers.
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