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Famish :: Famish (v. t.) To force or constrain by famine.

Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage..

Extravagant :: Extravagant (a.) Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse..

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..

Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..

Colature :: Colature (n.) The process of straining; the matter strained; a strainer.

Stress :: Stress (n.) Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained..

Overstrain :: Overstrain (v. t.) To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.

Stay :: Stay (n.) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

Efforce :: Efforce (v. t.) To force; to constrain; to compel to yield.

Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb..

Tense :: Tense (a.) Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber..

Fiery :: Fiery (a.) Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.

Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive..

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice..

Fast :: Fast (v.) Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver..

Bridler :: Bridler (n.) One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle..

Restraint :: Restraint (n.) The state of being restrained.

Wanton :: Wanton (n.) One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.

Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints..

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