CONSTRAINS | • constrains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrain. • CONSTRAIN v. to force, compel. |
CONSTRAINT | • constraint n. Something that constrains; a restriction. • constraint n. An irresistible force or compulsion. • constraint n. The repression of one’s feelings. |
DISTRAINED | • distrained v. Simple past tense and past participle of distrain. • DISTRAIN v. to seize and hold property as security. |
DISTRAINEE | • distrainee n. One who is distrained. • DISTRAINEE n. a person whose property has been distrained. |
DISTRAINER | • distrainer n. Alternative form of distrainor. • DISTRAINER n. one who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels, also DISTRAINOR. |
DISTRAINOR | • distrainor n. (Law) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels. • DISTRAINOR n. one who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels, also DISTRAINER. |
DISTRAINTS | • distraints n. Plural of distraint. • DISTRAINT n. seizure of goods. |
EYESTRAINS | • eyestrains n. Plural of eyestrain. • EYESTRAIN n. tiredness or irritation of the eyes. |
MISTRAINED | • mistrained v. Simple past tense and past participle of mistrain. • MISTRAIN v. to train improperly. |
OUTSTRAINS | • outstrains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outstrain. • OUTSTRAIN v. to surpass in straining. |
OVERSTRAIN | • overstrain v. (Transitive, intransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination. • overstrain n. Excessive strain. • OVERSTRAIN v. to strain to excess. |
RESTRAINED | • restrained adj. Held back, limited, kept in check or under control. • restrained adj. (Obsolete) Proscribed, restricted. • restrained v. Simple past tense and past participle of restrain. |
RESTRAINER | • restrainer n. Something that restrains. • restrainer n. (Photography) A chemical compound (such as potassium bromide), added to a developer to prevent fogging. • RESTRAINER n. one who restrains. |
RESTRAINTS | • restraints n. Plural of restraint. • RESTRAINT n. the act of restraining. |
STRAINABLE | • strainable adj. That can be strained or filtered. |
STRAINEDLY | • strainedly adv. In a strained manner. • STRAINED adv. STRAIN, to exert to the utmost. |
STRAININGS | • strainings n. Plural of straining. • STRAINING n. the act of straining. |
UNSTRAINED | • unstrained adj. Not strained or tense. • unstrained adj. (Not comparable) Not having been forced through a strainer. • UNSTRAINED adj. not strained. |