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

Poind :: Poind (v. t.) To distrain.

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

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

Liberty :: Liberty (n.) The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from compulsion or constraint in willing.

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

Link :: Link (n.) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained..

Familiarity :: Familiarity (n.) Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not warrant; liberties..

Frenum :: Frenum (n.) A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fraenum of the tongue..

Keeping :: Keeping (n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.

Repose :: Repose (v.) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose..

Restrained :: Restrained (imp. & p. p.) of Restrai.

Confinement :: Confinement (n.) Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in..

Bind :: Bind (v. t.) Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other..

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

Mot :: Mot (n.) A note or brief strain on a bugle.

Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

Bridle :: Bridle (n.) The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages..

Song :: Song (n.) More generally, any poetical strain; a poem..

Strenger :: Strene (n.) Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain.

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