Definitions from 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.
▸ noun:  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.
▸ noun:  Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects.
▸ noun:  One who strains.
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