Definition of constrain

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Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

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Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.
Abandon :: Abandon (n.) A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..
Drive :: Drive (v. t.) To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like..
Obstriction :: Obstriction (n.) The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond..
Independent :: Independent (a.) Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner..
Pair :: Pair (n.) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion..
Astrict :: Astrict (v. t.) To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
Constrainer :: Constrainer (n.) One who constrains.
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint.
Free :: Free (a.) To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of..
Coactive :: Coactive (a.) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.
Fain :: Fain (a.) Satisfied; contented; also, constrained..
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc..
Compulsatory :: Compulsatory (a.) Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion..
Constrained :: Constrained (imp. & p. p.) of Constrai.
Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive..
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..
Free :: Free (superl.) Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
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