Associations to the word «Strainer»

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.

STRAINER, noun. A filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through.