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Compulsatory :: Compulsatory (a.) Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion..

Vein :: Vein (n.) Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein..

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

Audacity :: Audacity (n.) Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.

Unstrained :: Unstrained (a.) Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or inference..

Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To rend; to tear.

Unruly :: Unruly (superl.) Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct..

Poinder :: Poinder (n.) One who distrains property.

Deliverance :: Deliverance (n.) The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint..

Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate..

Confine :: Confine (n.) Apartment; place of restraint; prison.

Put :: Put (v. t.) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.

Countercheck :: Countercheck (n.) Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.

Tension :: Tension (a.) The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx..

Wanton :: Wanton (n.) One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.

Lawless :: Lawless (a.) Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or of society; as, lawless men or behavior..

Trash :: Trash (n.) A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game..

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

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

Confiner :: Confiner (n.) One who, or that which, limits or restrains..

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