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    [Verb]  | "con*strain" | \ kən-ˈstrān \


    1: to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation

    2: to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode

    3: compress; also : to clasp tightly


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French constraindre, from Latin constringere to constrict, constrain, from com- + stringere to draw tight {mat|strain|};

    [Verb]  | "constraining" 


    1: to cause (a person) to give in to pressure;


      * e.g., " ... constrained by conscience to tell only the truth "





    2: to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression);


      * e.g., " ... constrained his anger at the needless interruption "



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    [Verb]  | "constrain" 


    1: to cause (a person) to give in to pressure;


      * e.g., " ... constrained by conscience to tell only the truth "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  lose





    2: to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression);


      * e.g., " ... constrained his anger at the needless interruption "



    •  Antonyms : 

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     [ "constrained" ]

    1: A term meaning "we are completely out of stuff" that some people just don't grasp.

      * e.g.,  ... We are constrained on laptops, so stop asking, biotch! 

     [ "Constrained" ]

    1: Esp when I was younger than 10, my penis and bum was seriously limited outside of my dark blue brief undies and even seriously limited to pee outside my dark blue brief undies.

      * e.g.,  ... Esp when I was younger than 10, my dark blue brief undies constrained my penis and bum from showing, and from peeing naked. 

     [ "Constrain Proportions" ]

    1: The application or employment of a process or feature by which an artist will ensure both the ratio AND perspective of an image remain relative to that of the original image. Failure to "constrain proportions" has resulted in many innocent men being "duped" on internet dating sites (and the like), sustaining an eternal loss of essential "crop points."

      * e.g.,  ... TA:"I'm tryin to photoshop that sikk pic you got of me killin' a keg stand at the Rutgers party, Nig." "Everytime I resample, I end up lookin like Nicole Richie doin' a headstand on a Heineken keg can." 

     [ "The Lexicon of Constrained Characters" ]

    1: A dictionary of terms, phrases, and conventions people use in tweets, posts, texts, and limited-character media platforms.

      * e.g.,  ... My mom needs the Lexicon of Constrained Characters. She keeps putting periods at the ends of her tweets. I cannot stand her shouting! 

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