Constrain(v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
Constrain(v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Constrain(v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
Constrain(v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
Constrain(v. t.) To violate; to ravish.
Constrain(v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.
Constrainable(a.) Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint.
Constrained(a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
Constrained(imp. & p. p.) of Constrain
Constrainedly(adv.) By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.
Constrainer(n.) One who constrains.
Constraining(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constrain
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