constrain

constrain is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
2. transitive verb. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
3. transitive verb. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
4. transitive verb. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
5. transitive verb. To violate; to ravish.
6. transitive verb. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.
7. verb. restrict

   "Tighten the rules"

   "stiffen the regulations"

   Synonyms: stiffen, tighten

8. verb. hold back

   Synonyms: cumber, encumber, restrain

Synonyms

stiffen, tighten, cumber, encumber, restrain

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in constrain:

nonracist, transonic

Common word forms

constrains, constrained, constrainer, constraining, constrainable, constrainment

Words from these letters

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