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Strain :: Strain (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument..

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

Coaction :: Coaction (n.) Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling..

Press :: Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.

Reinless :: Reinless (a.) Not having, or not governed by, reins; hence, not checked or restrained..

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

Confinement :: Confinement (n.) Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.

Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes..

Restrainment :: Restrainment (n.) The act of restraining.

Superstrata :: Superstrain (v. t.) To overstrain.

Continent :: Continent (a.) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

Distrainable :: Distrainable (a.) Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained..

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

Riotous :: Riotous (a.) Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious..

Immodest :: Immodest (a.) Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd; as, immodest persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc..

Curbless :: Curbless (a.) Having no curb or restraint.

Distraint :: Distraint (n.) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.

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

Bulldoze :: Bulldoze (v. t.) To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana..

Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope..

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