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constrained
(encz) | constrained,nucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
constrained
(encz) | constrained,přinucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
constrained
(encz) | constrained,vynucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Constrained
(gcide) | Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constrained; p.
pr. & vb. n. Constraining.] [OF. constraindre, F.
contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.
See Strain, and. cf. Constrict, Constringe.]
1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold
tightly; to constringe.
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He binds in chains
The drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains.
--Dryden.
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When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.
--Dryden.
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2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
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How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
--Gay.
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3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
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My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.
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4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
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The love of Christ constraineth us. --2. Cor. v.
14.
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I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts
xxviii. 19.
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5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural
effect; as, a constrained voice.
Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
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Constrained
(gcide) | Constrained \Con*strained"\, a.
Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed;
as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
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constrained
(wn) | constrained
adj 1: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile";
"forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn:
constrained, forced, strained] |
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unconstrained
(mass) | unconstrained
- nenútený |
constrained
(encz) | constrained,nucený adj: Zdeněk Brožconstrained,přinucený adj: Zdeněk Brožconstrained,vynucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
constrained extreme
(encz) | constrained extreme,vázaný extrém [mat.] web |
constrainedly
(encz) | constrainedly,nuceně Zdeněk Brož |
unconstrained
(encz) | unconstrained,nenucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Constrainedly
(gcide) | Constrainedly \Con*strain"ed*ly\, adv.
By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.
--Hooker.
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Unconstrained
(gcide) | Unconstrained \Unconstrained\
See constrained. |
constrained
(wn) | constrained
adj 1: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile";
"forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn:
constrained, forced, strained] |
constrainedly
(wn) | constrainedly
adv 1: in a constrained manner |
unconstrained
(wn) | unconstrained
adj 1: free from constraint; "he was unconstrained by any of the
sanctions of polite society"; "the dog was
unconstrained"; "idle, unconstrained gossip" |
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