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Prison :: Prison (n.) A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o/ confinement, restraint, or safe custody..

Self-indulgence :: Self-indulgence (n.) Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial..

Strain :: Strain (v. i.) To make violent efforts.

Strain :: Strain (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument..

Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel..

Tender :: Tender (superl.) Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain..

Fit :: Fit (n.) In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus..

Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels..

Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate..

Compulsory :: Compulsory (a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

Percolate :: Percolate (v. t.) To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain..

Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining..

Dacapo :: Dacapo () From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain; -- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the strain so repeated..

Deliverance :: Deliverance (n.) The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint..

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

Tamis :: Tamis (n.) A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth..

Loose :: Loose (n.) Freedom from restraint.

Rebuke :: Rebuke (v. t.) To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish..

Strainer :: Strainer (n.) One who strains.

Freely :: Freely (adv.) In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously.

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