Definition of constrain

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Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

Lern More About Constrain

Coactive :: Coactive (a.) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.
Obstringe :: Obstringe (v. t.) To constrain; to put under obligation.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To violate; to ravish.
Constraintive :: Constraintive (a.) Constraining; compulsory.
Liberty :: Liberty (n.) The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from compulsion or constraint in willing.
Familiarity :: Familiarity (n.) The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to live in remarkable familiarity..
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style..
Constrainable :: Constrainable (a.) Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint..
Enforce :: Enforce (v. t.) To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands..
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail..
Compulsatory :: Compulsatory (a.) Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion..
Spontaneous :: Spontaneous (a.) Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion..
Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive..
Make :: Make (v. t.) To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
Duress :: Duress (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.
Put :: Put (v. t.) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..
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