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Curb :: Curb (v. t.) To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth..

Abandonedly :: Abandonedly (adv.) Unrestrainedly.

Pair :: Pair (n.) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion..

Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a person by his goods and chattels..

Suppressible :: Suppress (v. t.) To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation..

Impotency :: Impotency (n.) Want of self-restraint or self-control.

Troubadour :: Troubadour (n.) One of a school of poets who flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and especially cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain..

Tug :: Tug (v. i.) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream..

Wantonness :: Wantonness (n.) The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.

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..

Incontinently :: Incontinently (adv.) In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites..

Unbay :: Unbay (v. t.) To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open.

Titter :: Titter (n.) A restrained laugh.

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..

Stressful :: Stress (v. t.) To subject to stress, pressure, or strain..

Rose :: Rose (n.) A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump..

Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude..

Distrainor :: Distrainor (n.) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.

Cohibition :: Cohibition (n.) Hindrance; restraint.

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