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

Strained :: Strained (a.) Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends..

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

Control :: Control (n.) That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint..

Restrainer :: Restrainer (n.) One who, or that which, restrains..

Indulgence :: Indulgence (n.) The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.

Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..

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

Runaway :: Runaway (n.) One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive..

Distrainor :: Distrainor (n.) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.

Strain :: Strain (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument..

Orphean :: Orphean (a.) Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as, Orphean strains..

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

Revel :: Revel (v. i.) To move playfully; to indulge without restraint.

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..

Cage :: Cage (n.) A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes..

Ease :: Ease (n.) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address..

Reserved :: Reserved (a.) Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank..

Retain :: Retain (v. t.) To restrain; to prevent.

Repression :: Repression (n.) That which represses; check; restraint.

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