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Enjoin :: Enjoin (v. t.) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb..

Strait :: Straint (n.) Overexertion; excessive tension; strain.

Overstrained :: Overstrained (imp. & p. p.) of Overstrai.

Twitter :: Twitter (n.) A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle.

Chain :: Chain (n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc..

Distance :: Distance (n.) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.

Constrained :: Constrained (imp. & p. p.) of Constrai.

Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..

Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained..

Ruly :: Ruly (a.) Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to unruly.

Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.

Tammy :: Tammy (n.) A sieve, or strainer, made of this material; a tamis..

Suspension :: Suspension (n.) The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state..

Rein :: Rein (v. t.) To restrain; to control; to check.

Obligation :: Obligation (n.) That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty..

Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..

Wanton :: Wanton (v. t.) Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive..

Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..

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