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