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| constrainedly | (adv) in a constrained manner |
| constraint | (n) the state of being physically constrained, Syn. restraint, Example: dogs should be kept under restraint |
| constraint | (n) the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others |
| constrict | (v) become tight or as if tight, Syn. narrow, constringe, Example: Her throat constricted |
| constriction | (n) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel, Syn. chokepoint, bottleneck |
| constriction | (n) tight or narrow compression, Syn. coarctation |
| constriction | (n) a tight feeling in some part of the body, Syn. tightness, Example: he felt a constriction in her chest; she felt an alarming tightness in her chest; emotion caused a constriction of his throat |
| constriction | (n) the action or process of compressing |
| constrictor | (n) any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils |
| construal | (n) an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing |
| Constrain | v. t. He binds in chains When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ] My sire in caves constrains the winds. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] The love of Christ constraineth us. 2. Cor. v. 14. [ 1913 Webster ] I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar. Acts xxviii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Constrainable | a. [ Cf. OF. constraignable, F. contraignable. ] Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Constrained | a. Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; |
| Constrainedly | adv. By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Constrainer | n. One who constrains. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Constraint | n. [ OF. constrainte, F. constrainte. ] The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. [ 1913 Webster ] Long imprisonment and hard constraint. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] Not by constraint, but by my choice, I came. Dryden. |
| Constraintive | a. Constraining; compulsory. [ R. ] “Any constraintive vow.” R. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Constrict | v. t. Such things as constrict the fibers. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ] Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction serves to constrict. Todd & Bowman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Constricted | a. |
| constricting | adj.
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