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Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

Clausure :: Clausure (n.) The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.

Cramp :: Cramp (n.) That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.

Crib :: Crib (v. t.) To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.

Dam :: Dam (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up..

Lathe :: Lathe (n.) Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent..

Fetter :: Fetter (p. pr. & vb. n.) To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations..

Tunic :: Tunic (n.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle..

Peg :: Peg (v. t.) To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely..

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

Unpen :: Unpen (v. t.) To release from a pen or from confinement.

Spurt :: Spurt (v. i.) To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt..

Sheepfold :: Sheepfold (n.) A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or confined.

Narrow :: Narrow (v. t.) To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion..

Dam :: Dam (n.) A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing water..

Few :: Few (superl.) Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people..

Limbus :: Limbus (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo..

Hamleted :: Hamleted (p. a.) Confined to a hamlet.

Cubbyhole :: Cubbyhole (n.) A snug or confined place.

Captive :: Captive (a.) Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours..

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