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Astrict

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adstrictverbAlternative form of astrict. [(transitive) To bind, constrain, or restrict.]
restringeverb(obsolete or nonstandard) To confine; to contract; to stringe.
constringeverb(ambitransitive) To constrict; to tighten.
bindnoun(countable) That which binds or ties.
constrainverb(transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
restrictverbTo restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
astringenounTo bind by moral or legal obligation.
containverb(transitive) To hold inside.
holdnounA grasp or grip.
enstraitenverb(archaic) To render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).
stintnounA period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
straitjacketnounA jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
straitnoun(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
confineverb(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
corsetnounA woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
tie downverbTo secure as if with a rope or hook.
hamshackleverb(transitive, figurative) To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
circumscribeverbTo limit narrowly; to restrict.
strainnoun(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
bracenounA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

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