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

Stint :: Stint (v. t.) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.

Abstentious :: Abstentious (a.) Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.

Bind :: Bind (v. t.) Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other..

Morendo :: Morendo (a. & n.) Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence.

Strain :: Strain (n.) A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles; as, he lifted the weight with a strain; the strain upon a ship's rigging in a gale; also, the hurt or injury resulting; a sprain..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person..

Filter :: Filter (n.) Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a similar device for purifying air..

Movement :: Movement (n.) One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a symphony..

Self-restrained :: Self-restrained (a.) Restrained by one's self or itself; restrained by one's own power or will.

Discretionary :: Discretionary () Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers..

Stintedness :: Stintance (n.) Restraint; stoppage.

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

Chain :: Chain (n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc..

Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

Opposition :: Opposition (n.) The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance..

General :: General (a.) Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression..

Strain :: Strain (n.) A change of form or dimensions of a solid or liquid mass, produced by a stress..

Incontinent :: Incontinent (a.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations.

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