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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..

Bend :: Bend (v. i.) To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.

Countercheck :: Countercheck (n.) Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.

Loose :: Loose (superl.) Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of..

Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain..

Percolation :: Percolation (n.) The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly through it..

Intend :: Intend (v. t.) To strain; to make tense.

Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To limit; to confine; to restrict.

Solo :: Solo (a.) A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice..

Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To withhold; to forbear.

Compellable :: Compellable (a.) Capable of being compelled or constrained.

Let :: Let (v. t.) To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent..

Bondage :: Bondage (a.) The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.

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

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

Dam :: Dam (v. t.) To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain.

Indulge :: Indulge (v. t.) to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure..

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.

Modest :: Modest (a.) Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man..

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

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