constrain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
constrain
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"; "duty constrains one to act often contrary to one's desires or inclinations"
constrained
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
constrainedly
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ in a constrained manner
constraining
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ restricting the scope or freedom of action
constraint
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
constraint
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
constraint
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
constrict
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
constrict
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
constricted
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ especially tense; especially in some dialects
constricted
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
constricting
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
constriction
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"
constriction
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
constriction
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the action or process of compressing
constriction
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ tight or narrow compression
constrictive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
constrictive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ restricting the scope or freedom of action
Coluber constrictor
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet