Thesaurus: constrain

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1. v. t. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
2. v. t. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
3. v. t. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
4. v. t. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
5. v. t. To violate; to ravish.
6. v. t. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.
7. v. compel to behave in a certain way
8. v. to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
9. v. severely restrict in scope or extent
10. v:100 v hold back v restrict