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Strain :: Strain (n.) The act of straining, or the state of being strained..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle..

Restriction :: Restriction (n.) That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade..

Compulsory :: Compulsory (a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

Sash :: Sash (n.) In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; -- also called gate..

Incoacted :: Incoacted (a.) Not compelled; unconstrained.

Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.

Intension :: Intension (n.) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string..

Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion..

Ne Exeat :: Ne exeat () A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree..

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

Hard :: Hard (adv.) With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; as, to run hard..

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

Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow.

Heave :: Heave (v. i.) To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult..

Swealed :: Swaying (n.) An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses.

Strainable :: Strain (n.) Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain.

Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition..

Dorking Fowl :: Dorking fowl () One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the white, gray, and silver-gray. They are highly esteemed for the table..

Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain..

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