Constraint: alternatives and connections

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One who arrests.

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A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or con…

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That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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imp. of Break.

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A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.

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To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornam…

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See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.

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One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

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of Fasten

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of Fix

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To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of spe…

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A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which…

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Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.

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One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.

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A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.

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The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.

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See Drag sail, under 4th Drag.

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Stubble.

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A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not exten…

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A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a…

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.

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A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.

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Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.

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That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

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The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.

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The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…

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