Stram

[L. Ger. strammen, Dan. stramme, to strain, straiten, stretch, fr. L. Ger. & Sw. stramm, D. & Dan. stram, H. Ger. straff, strained, stretched, tight.]

1Sense 1. To spread out the limbs; to walk with long, ungraceful strides. [Low.]

2Sense 2. To spring or recoil with violence. [Prov. Eng.]

To dash down violently; to beat. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.