Definition of straint

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Straining () a. & n. from Strain.

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Curbless :: Curbless (a.) Having no curb or restraint.
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..
Libertine :: Libertine (n.) One free from restraint; one who acts according to his impulses and desires; now, specifically, one who gives rein to lust; a rake; a debauchee..
Limbus :: Limbus (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo..
Strait :: Straint (n.) Overexertion; excessive tension; strain.
Clog :: Clog (v.) That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind..
Abandon :: Abandon (n.) A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
Spontaneous :: Spontaneous (a.) Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion..
Unruly :: Unruly (superl.) Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct..
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..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.
Immodest :: Immodest (a.) Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd; as, immodest persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc..
Release :: Release (n.) To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go..
Controlment :: Controlment (n.) The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence.
Deliverance :: Deliverance (n.) The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint..
Self-restraint :: Self-restraint (n.) Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.
Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation..
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint.
Self-control :: Self-control (n.) Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
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