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

Obedient :: Obedient (a.) Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command..

Wildness :: Wildness (n.) The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.

Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition..

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

Simple :: Simple (a.) Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To violate; to ravish.

Tension :: Tension (a.) The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of its length; strain..

Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an amercement..

Duress :: Duress (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.

Bridle :: Bridle (v. t.) To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse..

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

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

Coercive :: Coercive (a.) Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.

Chak :: Chak (v. i.) To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle..

Curbless :: Curbless (a.) Having no curb or restraint.

Repress :: Repress (v. t.) Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back..

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

Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail..

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

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