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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..

Volta :: Volta (n.) A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain..

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

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

Continent :: Continent (a.) Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.

Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

Roundelay :: Roundelay (n.) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively.

Cage :: Cage (n.) A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes..

Diffuse :: Diffuse (a.) Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer..

Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing..

Restriction :: Restriction (n.) That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade..

Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude..

Flourish :: Flourish (n.) A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical composition; a cal; a fanfare..

Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained..

Distrainer :: Distrainer (n.) Same as Distrainor.

Compesce :: Compesce (v. t.) To hold in check; to restrain.

Coarctate :: Coarctate (a.) To restrain; to confine.

Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.

Easy :: Easy (v. t.) At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint.

Curb :: Curb (v. t.) To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth..

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