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Enforce :: Enforce (v. t.) To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands..

Discretionary :: Discretionary () Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers..

Runaway :: Runaway (n.) One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive..

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To violate; to ravish.

Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast..

Abandoned :: Abandoned (a.) Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain..

Work :: Work (n.) To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea..

Wildness :: Wildness (n.) The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.

Strain :: Straining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strai.

Fain :: Fain (a.) Satisfied; contented; also, constrained..

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord..

Spontaneity :: Spontaneity (n.) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment..

Distrain :: Distrain (v. i.) To levy a distress.

Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.

Unrein :: Unrein (v. t.) To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.

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

Try :: Try (v. t.) To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience..

Bit :: Bit (v.) Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.

Imprison Ment :: Imprison ment (n.) The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint..

Self-control :: Self-control (n.) Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.

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