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Cramp :: Cramp (v. t.) To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.

Compulsion :: Compulsion (n.) The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force..

Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to harass, or oppress by extortion..

Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To rend; to tear.

Volta :: Volta (n.) A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain..

Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..

Impotent :: Impotent (a.) Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.

Constrained :: Constrained (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone..

Colation :: Colation (n.) The act or process of straining or filtering.

Suppressible :: Suppress (v. t.) To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage..

Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken; as, to spring a mast or a yard..

Free :: Free (superl.) Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.

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

Strainer :: Strainer (n.) One who strains.

Bind :: Bind (v. i.) To exert a binding or restraining influence.

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

High-spirited :: High-spirited (a.) Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous; impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.

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

Spontaneity :: Spontaneity (n.) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment..

Sotto Voce :: Sotto voce () With a restrained voice or moderate force; in an undertone.

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