CONSTRAIN


Meaning of CONSTRAIN in English

verb

1.

Synonyms: force 2, coerce, compel, concuss, make, oblige, shotgun

2.

Synonyms: restrain 1, bit, bridle, check, curb, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, withhold

3.

Synonyms: deny 3, abstain, curb, hold back, refrain

Related Word: abridge, curtail, deprive; ban, bar, disallow, enjoin

4.

Synonyms: imprison , bastille, confine, immure, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, ||prison, ||quod

5.

Synonyms: press 1, bear, crowd, crush, jam, push, ||squab, squash, squeeze, squish

6.

Synonyms: distress 2, aggrieve, grieve, hurt, injure, pain

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