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• constrained — [kən strānd′] adj. 1. compelled; forced; obliged 2. forced and unnatural [a constrained laugh] constrainedly [kənstrān′id lē] adv …   English World dictionary

• force — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compulsion, coercion; strength, brawn, power, might; meaning, import, effect; troops, soldiery, army (see combatant). See vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Physical power] Syn. strength, energy, might;… …   English dictionary for students

• force — [fôrs, fōrs] n. [ME < OFr < VL * fortia, * forcia < L fortis, strong: see FORT1] 1. strength; energy; vigor; power 2. the intensity of power; impetus [the force of a blow] 3. a) physical power or strength exerted against a person or… …   English World dictionary

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• force — n 1 *power, energy, strength, might, puissance Analogous words: *stress, strain, pressure, tension: *speed, velocity, momentum, impetus, headway 2 Force, violence, compulsion, coercion, duress, constraint, restraint denote the exercise or the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• con|strain´a|ble — con|strain «kuhn STRAYN», transitive verb. 1. to force; compel; oblige: »The principal was constrained to punish the rude boy. SYNONYM(S): coerce. 2. to confine; imprison: »The wild animal was bound and constrained. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

• con|strain — «kuhn STRAYN», transitive verb. 1. to force; compel; oblige: »The principal was constrained to punish the rude boy. SYNONYM(S): coerce. 2. to confine; imprison: »The wild animal was bound and constrained. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

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