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Check :: Check (v. t.) To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.

Redistrainer :: Redistrainer (n.) One who distrains again.

Release :: Release (n.) The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage..

Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain..

Straint :: Straining () a. & n. from Strain.

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

Tone :: Tone (n.) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a tone..

Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..

Poinder :: Poinder (n.) One who distrains property.

Licentiate :: Licentiate (n.) One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if having a license therefor..

Discretion :: Discretion (n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.

Unstrain :: Unstrain (v. t.) To relieve from a strain; to relax.

Constrainer :: Constrainer (n.) One who constrains.

Mad :: Mad (superl.) Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform..

Yoke :: Yoke (v. t.) To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.

Lard :: Lard (n.) The fat of swine, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen; also, this fat melted and strained..

Loosen :: Loosen (v. t.) To free from restraint; to set at liberty..

Free Will :: Free will () A will free from improper coercion or restraint.

Press :: Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.

Swingdevil :: Swing (n.) Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.

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