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

Restrainer :: Restrainer (n.) One who, or that which, restrains..

Wanton :: Wanton (v. t.) Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive..

Circumscribe :: Circumscribe (v. t.) To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

Forwardness :: Forwardness (n.) Eagerness; ardor; as, it is difficult to restrain the forwardness of youth..

Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels..

Efforce :: Efforce (v. t.) To force; to constrain; to compel to yield.

Voluntary :: Voluntary (v. t.) Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free..

Collar :: Collar (n.) Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog..

Retain :: Retain (v. t.) To restrain; to prevent.

Large :: Large (superl.) Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.

Famish :: Famish (v. t.) To force or constrain by famine.

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

Indulge :: Indulge (v. i.) To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly, also, by to..

Tolerate :: Tolerate (v. t.) To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful practices..

Padlock :: Padlock (n.) Fig.: A curb; a restraint.

Free Will :: Free will () A will free from improper coercion or restraint.

Duress :: Duress (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.

Limbus :: Limbus (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo..

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