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Enjoin :: Enjoin (v. t.) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

Fatigue :: Fatigue (n.) The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.

Constraining :: Constraining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constrai.

Taut :: Taut (a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

Accumulator :: Accumulator (n.) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging..

Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.

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

Self-restraint :: Self-restraint (n.) Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.

Close :: Close (n.) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.

Chainless :: Chainless (a.) Having no chain; not restrained or fettered.

Forced :: Forced (a.) Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh..

Counter Brace :: Counter brace () A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive..

Put :: Put (v. t.) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.

Confinement :: Confinement (n.) Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in..

Runaway :: Runaway (a.) Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse..

Circumscription :: Circumscription (n.) The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit..

Constrained :: Constrained (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone..

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

Tension :: Tension (a.) Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort.

Free :: Free (a.) To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of..

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