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Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts..

Cramp :: Cramp (v. t.) To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.

Incorrection :: Incorrection (n.) Want of correction, restraint, or discipline..

Fit :: Fit (n.) In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus..

Break :: Break (v. t.) To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock..

Constraintive :: Constraintive (a.) Constraining; compulsory.

Irrepressible :: Irrepressible (a.) Not capable of being repressed, restrained, or controlled; as, irrepressible joy; an irrepressible conflict..

Contain :: Contain (v. t.) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

Constraint :: Constraint (n.) The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity..

Dump :: Dump (v. t.) A melancholy strain or tune in music; any tune.

Familiar :: Familiar (a.) Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible..

Revoke :: Revoke (v. t.) To hold back; to repress; to restrain.

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..

Rein :: Rein (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint..

Latitude :: Latitude (n.) Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence..

Arpeggio :: Arpeggio (n.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played..

Distrainor :: Distrainor (n.) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.

Constrainable :: Constrainable (a.) Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint..

Bridler :: Bridler (n.) One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle..

Range :: Range (v. i.) To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.

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