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Confine :: Confine (n.) Apartment; place of restraint; prison.

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

Restraint :: Restraint (n.) The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental..

Strained :: Strain (n.) Rank; a sort.

Solo :: Solo (a.) A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice..

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

Release :: Release (n.) The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage..

Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force..

Saturnalian :: Saturnalian (a.) Of unrestrained and intemperate jollity; riotously merry; dissolute.

Compulsion :: Compulsion (n.) The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force..

Confabulation :: Confabulation (n.) Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation..

Rein :: Rein (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint..

Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..

Intense :: Intense (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought..

Withhold :: Withhold (v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.

Limit :: Limit (v. t.) That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor..

Restraint :: Restraint (n.) That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction..

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..

Strait-laced :: Strait-jacket (n.) A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back..

Wildness :: Wildness (n.) The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.

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