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CONSTRAINT

\kənstɹˈe͡ɪnt], \kənstɹˈe‍ɪnt], \k_ə_n_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_t]\

Definitions of CONSTRAINT

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a device that stops something from moving; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Compulsion, force; necessity; repression; lack of naturalness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Compulsion; confinement.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Compulsion; repression; embarrassment.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Irresistible force, restraint, compulsion, or confinement.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Compulsion, violence, confinement.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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