- a person or thing that strains.
- a filter, sieve, or the like for straining liquids.
- a stretcher or tightener.
- a sieve used for straining sauces, vegetables, tea, etc
- a gauze or simple filter used to strain liquids
- a self-locking device or a tool for tightening fencing wire
- the main post in a wire fence, often diagonally braced
